Pork and Snow Pea Stir-Fry with Cashews
This recipe makes 6 servings
Nutritional Info |
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|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 294 |
| pro | 23 g |
| total fat | 16 g |
| sat. fat | 3 g |
| carb | 15 g |
| fibre | 3 g |
| chol | 45 mg |
| sodium | 464 mg |
| potassium | 544 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 3 |
| iron | 19 |
| vit A | 6 |
| vit C | 93 |
| folate | 15 |
Vibrant green and yellow vegetables make this a colourful dish. Look for roasted cashews in tins on supermarket shelves. Serve over steamed rice.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp sodium-reduced soy sauce
- 2 tbsp dry sherry or sodium-reduced chicken broth
- 4 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sherry vinegar or cider vinegar
- 1 lb pork tenderloins, thinly sliced and cut into 1/2-inch(1cm) wide strips
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp grated gingerroot
- 1 tsp finely grated orange rind
- 3/4 tsp hot pepper flakes
- 1 sweet yellow pepper or sweet red pepper, cut into thin strips
- 3 cups snow peas, (about 9 oz/275 g), trimmed and cut in half diagonally
- 3/4 cup roasted cashews, whole
- 1/4 cup sodium-reduced chicken broth
- 1/4 tsp salt
Preparation
In wok or large nonstick skillet, heat half of the oil over high heat; stir-fry garlic, ginger, orange rind and hot pepper flakes until fragrant, about 15 seconds.
Add yellow pepper; stir-fry until softened, about 2 minutes.
Add snow peas and cashews; stir-fry until snow peas are tender-crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl.
Add remaining oil to wok; stir-fry pork until browned, about 3 minutes.
Add broth and snow pea mixture; stir-fry until thickened and pork is no longer pink, 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle with salt.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: June 2009
- Keywords : Main Course; Stir Fry; Pork; Snow peas; Nuts; Chicken broth; Red pepper;









