Pork Sirloin and Broccoli Stir Fry

I found a recipe that will save you some money when it comes to ordering Chinese take-out! I pinned this recipe to my Pinterest page, we tweaked it to fit the meat we had in our freezer (Bone-in pork sirloin chops) and went to work creating this wonderful and delicious stir-fry dinner. You can find the original recipe on Rainy Day Gal's blog. She has many great ideas and recipes on her blog and I can't wait to try some more of these delicious creations! Here is how our Asian dinner happened...

We started with the pork chops and sliced them into thin strips.

Be sure and trim some of the fat off before putting these in the skillet

In a large bowl you are going to whisk together a half teaspoon of baking soda, one teaspoon of sugar, one tablespoon of cornstarch, one tablespoon of soy sauce (low sodium if you have it), and one tablespoon of water. Then take your pork strips (or steak strips if you prefer) and place them in the bowl with the marinade and mix it all together to make sure the pieces are coated. Place them in your fridge to marinade for at least an hour. 

While this is marinating you can make the sauce! In a bowl add a half of a cup of soy sauce, two tablespoons of brown sugar (I used heaping tablespoons) four cloves of garlic, two tablespoons of flour, and one tablespoon of sherry (which is optional but tastes great). Whisk this all together and set aside. 

When you pull the marinated strips out, you will heat up two tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large skillet. Add two heads of broccoli (just the tree top parts) and saute in the hot oil for three minutes. Once your broccoli has turned a nice dark shade of green, place them on a plate and off the heat. In the same skillet you just sauteed the broccoli in you are going to toss in the meat with half of the sauce. Once the meat is cooked through, you can add the broccoli and the rest of the sauce and stir it all together. Remember to leave your post at the stove because the liquid you add will caramelize and burn quickly. 

We added a few sprinkles of sesame seeds to the skillet and sauteed them in with everything before we served it!

Once you have everything mixed together you will spoon it over a bed of rice and you will find yourself much happier than when you order take-out! 

  Feel free to add in your own vegetables or flavors! It almost looks like it's calling for the color of carrots! 

Again....Super easy and very tasty! Here is the direct link to her version with the run-down...

1-1 1/2 lbs. flank steak (or Pork)

1/2 ts baking soda

1 ts sugar

1 tbs cornstarch

1 tbs soy sauce

1 tbs water

Marinade the meat in the above mixture for at least one hour

1/2 c of soy sauce

2 tablespoons of brown sugar

4 cloves of garlic minced

2 tbs flour

1 tbs sherry (optional)

(whisk together to make sauce)

Heat 3 tablespoons in a skillet on high and stir in 2 heads of broccoli for 3 minutes.

Take broccoli out of skillet and place on plate then add the marinaded meat and half of the sauce to the skillet and cook through. 

Add broccoli and the rest of the sauce (sesame seeds if you like) and stir around until all the mixture is heated through. Serve on a bed of rice!

~Happy Eating~