Looking for a quick and easy meal for a busy weeknight? Something that’s tasty and nutritious? This recipe checks all the boxes. I love to throw this meal together when asparagus is in season. Not only is it extremely easy to make, it’s a tasty meal that everyone will enjoy.
Cooking a delicious meal doesn’t have to be complicated or time consuming. A few simple ingredients come together to make this tasty stir fry that will come to the rescue when you are short on time but still want to feed your family a nutritious meal. Start to finish…less than 30 minutes using just a handful of ingredients. It doesn’t get much easier than this!
Start by heating a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium high heat.
Cook chopped onions for a few minutes until they start to soften.
Add sliced pork tenderloin.
Stir fry until cooked through.
Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add soy sauce, rice vinegar and pepper.
Stir to combine and bring to a boil.
Add asparagus and stir to combine.
Cover and reduce heat. Simmer until asparagus is tender, about 3-4 minutes.
Stir in oyster sauce and combine.
In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water. Add the cornstarch slurry to the pan.
Cook over medium heat until sauce thickens and turns glossy.
Serve over steamed white rice.
Now all that’s left to do is slurp it down! Once you give this dish try, I bet it will make an appearance on your table often.
Easy Asian Asparagus & Pork Stir Fry
Equipment
- Wok or large skillet
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 lb fresh asparagus, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 lb pork tenderloin, thinly sliced and cut into 1 inch strips
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- ½ cup rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- ½ onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ cup water
- 2 tsp corn starch
Instructions
- Heat oil in a wok over medium high heat.
- Cook onions for a few minutes until they start to soften.
- Add sliced pork and stir fry until cooked through.
- Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add soy sauce, rice vinegar and pepper. Stir to combine and bring to a boil.
- Add asparagus and stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat.
- Simmer until asparagus is tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in oyster sauce and combine.
- In a small bowl mix together cornstarch and water. Add the corrnstarch slurry to the pan.
- Cook over medium heat until sauce thickens and turns glossy.
- Serve over steamed white rice.
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