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This pork and greens is one of the easiest stir-fries you will ever make. The whole thing takes 20 minutes from start to finish, including prepping the ingredients. Talk about your easy weeknight dinner stir-fry. The big shortcut here? A bottle of chili garlic sauce, which brings the flavor, and a little bit of heat — add more if you want even more spiciness and zippiness.
It’s an all-in-one easy pork recipe for dinner if you serve it with some Perfect Rice or over Rice Noodles. And, as I may have mentioned once or 50 times, I can never go wrong with a stir-fry in my house.
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This Pork and Bok Choy Stir-Fry is super simple, but not short on flavor.
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Ingredients
- Vegetable or canola oil – The oil is divided in this recipe. Part of it is used to sauté the pork, and the rest is used to sauté the bok choy before combining them in the end.
- Pork loin or chops – I like using these cuts of pork in stir-fries because they have a great texture for quick cooking.
- Baby bok choy – Make sure to trim off the bottom of the bok choy and slice them into pieces so that they can cook super quickly.
- Soy sauce – Use low-sodium soy sauce if you can, so that the dish doesn’t become overwhelmingly salty.
- Chili garlic sauce – This can be found wherever Asian ingredients are sold. It’s a pretty common Asian pantry staple, a mix of ground chilis and garlic and a bit of vinegar — pretty much any savory dish benefits from a bit of acid, which brightens up and balances other flavors.
- Scallions – Add a sweet onion-y flavor and a beautiful tender texture when stir-fried.
- Hot cooked rice – To serve. You can choose white or brown, but either way, it is a perfect complement to the stir-fry and soaks up all the delicious sauce!
Variations
- Instead of pork, you could use chicken, beef, or extra-firm tofu. Or could also use shrimp — if they are jumbo, the cooking time is about right. With smaller shrimp, you may need to reduce the initial cooking time or just cook them through and add them at the very end.
- Try other greens instead of bok choy, like small broccoli florets or pieces of asparagus.
How to Make Pork and Bok Choy Stir-Fry
- Prepare to cook: Place a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil. Meanwhile, season the pork.
- Cook the pork in batches: Add half of the seasoned pork to the pan and sauté for 3 minutes or until browned. Don’t worry about it being cooked on the inside, as it will continue cooking. Remove the cooked pork and add the other half of the pork, cooking the same way.
- Sauté the bok choy: With the pan still over the heat, add the rest of the oil. Then quickly add the bok choy and cook until wilted.
- Make the sauce: Pour the soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, scallions, and ½ cup of water into the pan with the bok choy. Cook until the sauce coats the vegetables nicely.
- Combine: Add the pork back to the pan and cook until everything is nicely combined and cooked all the way through. This step shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes. Serve hot with the rice of your choice.
Pro Cooking Tips
If you need to make more stir-fry, do it in batches. You never want to crowd a stir-fry into a pan because then the ingredients just steam, and you don’t get good browning caramelization, in this case, on the pork.
What to Serve with Pork and Bok Choy Stir-Fry
Shiitake Mushroom and Spinach Dumplings
Vegetable Stir Fried Rice
How to Cook Perfect Brown Rice on the Stove
And you may also want to know: How to Cook Perfect Rice on the Stove.
More Easy Stir-Fry Recipes
- Chicken Stir-Fry with Peanuts
- Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Udon Noodles
- Chicken and Cabbage Stir-Fry with Miso Sauce
- Chicken and Spinach Stir-Fry with Ginger and Oyster Sauce
- Spicy Stir-Fried Beef and Vegetables
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Pork and Bok Choy Stir-Fry
Super simple but not short on flavor, this pork stir-fry is perfect for quick dinners. Just 20 minutes, start to finish, including ingredient prep.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil (divided)
- 1 ½ pounds pork loin or chops (cut into 1-inch pieces)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper (to taste)
- 1 pound baby bok choy (bottom trimmed and cut crosswise into 1 ½-inch pieces)
- ¼ cup less-sodium soy sauce (plus more if desired)
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
- 6 scallions (sliced)
- Hot cooked rice (white or brown to serve)
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Season the pork with salt and pepper, and sauté the pork in two batches, for 3 minutes each, until browned and almost cooked through. Transfer the pork to a plate as each batch is finished.
- Return the pan to the heat, and add the remaining tablespoon oil. Add the bok choy and sauté for 2 minutes until it begins to wilt. Add the soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, scallions, and ½ cup water to the pan, and continue to cook for 1 more minute, stirring frequently, until the sauce has blended nicely and coats the bok choy. Return the pork to the pan and cook until the pork is cooked through, about 1 more minute, and everything is well combined.
- Serve hot with the rice of your choice.
Notes
- Start the rice before the stir-fry so it’s done by the time the stir-fry is cooked.
- Don’t be tempted to combine the ingredients in the pan all at once — they will steam instead of browning.
- Instead of pork, you could use chicken, beef, or extra-firm tofu. Or could also use shrimp — if they are jumbo, the cooking time is about right. For smaller shrimp, you may need to reduce the initial cooking time or just cook them through and add them at the very end.
- Try other greens instead of bok choy, like small broccoli florets or pieces of asparagus.
Nutrition
Calories: 212.5kcal, Carbohydrates: 3.95g, Protein: 26.92g, Fat: 9.3g, Saturated Fat: 5.22g, Cholesterol: 71.44mg, Sodium: 599.96mg, Potassium: 476.35mg, Fiber: 1.27g, Sugar: 1.71g, Vitamin A: 3483.78IU, Vitamin C: 36.28mg, Calcium: 99.28mg, Iron: 1.55mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Delicious- great recipe – definitely a keeper!
Delicious dish will definitely make again!!
Thank you!