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Pork and Sugar Snap Pea Stir-Fry

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on February 6, 2014

Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Pork and Sugar Snap Pea Stir-Fry

Ingredients

1 cup chicken broth 2 tablespoons soy sauce 5 teaspoons cornstarch 1 tablespoon Asian chili-garlic sauce 1 (12- to 16-ounce) pork tenderloin, cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices, each slice cut into ½-inch-thick strips3 tablespoons vegetable oil 12 ounces sugar snap peas, strings removed1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 2 garlic cloves, minced½ cup dry-roasted peanuts, chopped coarse

Before You Begin

Serve with steamed white rice.

Instructions

  1. Whisk 1/2 cup broth, soy sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, and chili-garlic sauce together in bowl; set aside. Toss pork, 1 tablespoon oil, and remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch together in separate bowl. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown half of pork, 3 to 5 minutes; transfer to plate. Repeat with 2 teaspoons oil and remaining pork.
  2. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and snap peas to now-empty skillet and cook until spotty brown, about 2 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup broth and cook, covered, until snap peas are just tender, about 2 minutes. Add ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  3. Whisk soy sauce mixture to recombine and add to skillet along with pork and any accumulated juices. Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in peanuts. Serve.
Pork and Sugar Snap Pea Stir-Fry

Pork and Sugar Snap Pea Stir-Fry

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Time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons soy sauce
5 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon Asian chili-garlic sauce
1 (12- to 16-ounce) pork tenderloin, cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices, each slice cut into ½-inch-thick strips
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
12 ounces sugar snap peas, strings removed
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup dry-roasted peanuts, chopped coarse

Ingredients

1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons soy sauce
5 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon Asian chili-garlic sauce
1 (12- to 16-ounce) pork tenderloin, cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices, each slice cut into ½-inch-thick strips
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
12 ounces sugar snap peas, strings removed
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup dry-roasted peanuts, chopped coarse

Ingredients

1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons soy sauce
5 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon Asian chili-garlic sauce
1 (12- to 16-ounce) pork tenderloin, cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick slices, each slice cut into ½-inch-thick strips
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
12 ounces sugar snap peas, strings removed
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ cup dry-roasted peanuts, chopped coarse

Why This Recipe Works

Coating the pork strips with cornstarch gives them a velvety texture, keeps them moist, and helps the sauce adhere.

Before You Begin

Serve with steamed white rice.

Instructions

  1. Whisk 1/2 cup broth, soy sauce, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, and chili-garlic sauce together in bowl; set aside. Toss pork, 1 tablespoon oil, and remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch together in separate bowl. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown half of pork, 3 to 5 minutes; transfer to plate. Repeat with 2 teaspoons oil and remaining pork.
  2. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and snap peas to now-empty skillet and cook until spotty brown, about 2 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup broth and cook, covered, until snap peas are just tender, about 2 minutes. Add ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
  3. Whisk soy sauce mixture to recombine and add to skillet along with pork and any accumulated juices. Cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in peanuts. Serve.

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