Best Pork And Green Bean Stir Fry Recipes

PORK AND GREEN-BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cut pork diagonally into 1/4-inch thick slices; cut each slice lengthwise in half. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt. In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar; set sauce aside.
• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add half the ginger, pepper flakes, and pork; cook, stirring, until pork is no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Repeat, cooking remaining ginger, pepper flakes, and pork in another teaspoon oil; transfer to plate.
• Meanwhile, cook green beans in a medium pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain; dry with paper towels.
• Add remaining teaspoon oil to the skillet. Add beans, bell pepper, and 2 tablespoons water; cook over high heat, stirring often, until peppers are tender, about 2 minutes.
• Add peanuts, pork mixture, and reserved sauce. Cook, stirring, until pork is coated, about 1 minute. Serve immediately, over rice, if desired.

PORK AND GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Put the pork in the freezer while you prepare the rice. Put the rice in a medium saucepan and add 2 cups water, the lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Stir, then cover and reduce the heat to low. Cook until the water is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let stand 10 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork.
• Meanwhile, cut the pork into 1 1/2-by-1/2-inch strips. Season with salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat until very hot. Add half the pork and cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Remove to a large bowl; repeat with the remaining pork.
• Add another 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet over medium heat. Add the haricots verts, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/3 cup water; cook, stirring, until the water evaporates and the haricots verts start browning, about 6 minutes. Add to the pork.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, the garlic, jalapeno and ginger to the skillet and cook, stirring, until golden, 1 minute. Add the brown sugar, fish sauce and 1/4 cup water; cook until the sauce is thick and bubbling, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the pork and haricots verts to the sauce and toss until glazed, about 1 minute; season with salt. Serve the stir-fry with the rice; top with cilantro and/or mint.

PORK, CASHEW, AND GREEN BEAN STIR FRY

Steps:

• In a medium-size bowl, add the soy sauce and cornstarch; stir to combine.
• Add in pork slices; stir to coat.
• Cover and chill.
• Put the beans in a large pan of boiling water; cook 5 minutes.
• Drain beans and plunge into ice water; drain.
• **Alternative way to cook green beans--I steam them until crisp-tender then drain.
• Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet coated with non-stick cooking spray over medium-high heat.
• Add in ginger and garlic; stir/saute for 1 minute.
• Add in pork mixture; stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes.
• Add in green beans; stir-fry 1 1/2 minute or until pork is done.
• Stir in broth; lower heat and simmer for 2 minutes; season to taste with salt/pepper.
• Serve over rice; sprinkle with cashews.

FIVE-SPICE PORK AND GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Freeze pork, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, 30 minutes, to facilitate slicing. Cut pork crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick slices and season with salt and pepper.
• Make sauce:
• Mince garlic and in a small bowl stir together with remaining sauce ingredients until combined.
• Halve onion lengthwise and cut into thin slices. Diagonally cut beans into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Core cabbage and cut into 1-inch pieces. Chop coriander.
• Heat a wok or large heavy skillet over high heat until a bead of water dropped on cooking surface evaporates immediately. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil, swirling wok or skillet to coat evenly, and heat until hot but not smoking. Add onion and stir-fry until slightly softened. Add beans and stir-fry until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil to wok or skillet and stir-fry cabbage until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Add bean sprouts and stir-fry until sprouts are slightly wilted, about 30 seconds. Transfer cabbage mixture to bowl.
• Add 1 tablespoon peanut oil to wok or skillet and heat until just smoking. Stir-fry half of pork, separating slices, until browned and transfer to bowl. Add remaining tablespoon peanut oil and stir-fry remaining pork, transferring to bowl.
• Add sauce to wok or skillet and bring to a boil, stirring. Return pork-vegetable mixture to wok or skillet and stir-fry until heated through. Stir in coriander, snow-pea shoots or daikon sprouts, sesame oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve stir-fry over rice.

PORK AND GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY WITH PEANUTS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl mix together 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoon honey (can use 1 tablespoon honey if desired) about 1 tablespoon minced garlic (or to taste) and crushed red pepper flakes to taste; mix to combine; add in pork strips, and toss to coat the pork; set aside.
• In another small bowl mix together 3 tablespoons soy sauce and 2-3 teaspoons cornstarch; whisk to combine.
• In a saucepan, cook green beans JUST until crisp-tender (about 3 minutes) then add in carrots sticks and cook 1 minute; drain the water (this can be done hours in advance).
• Heat peanut oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over high heat until hot.
• Add in the pork mixture; stir-fry for about 1 minute, remove pork to a dish.
• Add in more peanut oil, then add in the red bell pepper and stir-fry 1 minute.
• Add in green beans, carrots, ginger and remaining garlic; stir-fry 1 minute.
• Return the pork to the wok or skillet along with the soy/cornstarch mixture; stir until thoroughly heated through and thickened (about 1 minute).
• Add in peanuts; toss to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with chopped green onions.
• Sprinkle with more peanuts if desired and serve with rice.
• Delicious!

PORK AND GREEN BEAN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Brown ground pork and next 3 ingredients in a large stainless steel skillet over medium high heat, stirring often, 7 - 8 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Wipe skillet clean.
• Cook green beans in hot oil in skillet over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, 4 -5 minutes or until just tender and slightly charred.
• Stir together teriyake sauce and next 2 ingredients. Stir pork mixture into green beans. Stir in teriyaki mixture, tossing to coat. Serve immediately over rice or noodles.
• Note: Southern Living used a Kikkoman Triple Ginger Takumi Collection Teriyaki Sauce, but regular will do just fine.