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Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Pork Stir-Fry With Honey, Lime, and Ginger

Pork Stir-Fry With Honey, Lime, and Ginger

March 1, 2014 //  by The Kitchen Snob 6 Comments

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Pork Stir-Fry With Honey, Lime and Ginger - thekitchensnob.comMy town is in an Asian food crisis.

We have a few Chinese restaurants, a couple of Thai restaurants, but I’m going to break it to you gently: they suck.

I complained. I griped. I whined. I threw a temper tantrum where I hurled my body onto the floor and flung my arms and legs around while screaming “Why me?!?!” Ok – that last part is a lie, but I wanted to.

Pork Stir Fry With Honey, Lime, and Ginger - thekitchensnob.comThen it hit me. Make my own darn Asian food. It’s true – I miss Los Angeles and the ability to order $7.95 Chinese takeout from 10 different places just around the corner. But I had always wanted to learn to cook Chinese food and I needed to stop whining and look at this as an opportunity.

My teacher, Kylie Kwong, wrote this beautifully written cookbook Simple Chinese Cooking and I slightly adapted this pork stir-fry recipe from one of hers. The pictures in this hefty cookbook are mouth watering and the instructions are very easy to follow.

Pork Stir-Fry With Honey, Lime and Ginger - thekitchensnob.comPork Stir-Fry With Honey, Lime and Ginger - thekitchensnob.comAlthough I do own a wok, I really have no freaking clue how to use it properly. Don’t you dare tell anyone I said that, either. I’ll totally deny it. The pan never gets hot enough and that could be because I’m using a flat-top electric stove. But I use it anyway. Recently I used a stainless steel skillet and that worked just as well.

This recipe has been adapted from Kylie Kwong‘s cookbook Simple Chinese Cooking. Basically I just made it so there would be a little extra juices because I love the flavor when the rice soaks them up!

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Pork Stir-Fry With Honey, Lime, and Ginger


  • Author: The Kitchen Snob adapted from Kylie Kwong's Simple Chinese Cooking
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Ingredients

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  • 4 boneless pork fillets
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil (you may not use all of this)
  • 2 bunches green onions, trimmed and cut into 3” lengths
  • ¼ cup chopped green onions
  • 3 tablespoons malt vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 2–3 limes (slice one of them into thin slices)
  • White rice (I prefer Nishiki brand sushi rice)

Marinade:

  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons shao hsing wine or dry sherry
  • 2 tablespoons finely diced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons five-spice powder
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

  1. Mix together marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Slice pork in thin pieces (1/4 inch thick) and add them to marinade and stir. (Tip: it is easier to slice pork if it is slightly frozen)
  3. Cover and marinade in refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
  4. Take pork marinate out of refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking to let it start coming down to room temperature.
  5. When cutting green onions, cut the dark green portion into approximately 3″ lengths and when you get to the lighter portion of the onion, chop into smaller pieces. So you will have some long strips and about 1/4 cup of smaller chopped pieces.
  6. Preheat wok or skillet to medium-high. You want it really hot.
  7. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in the hot wok until it shimmers.
  8. Add half of the pork and stir-fry for 30 seconds or until cooked on both sides(see notes below). Remove the pork and set aside.
  9. Heat the remaining oil in the wok and stir-fry remaining pork for another 30 seconds.
  10. Add the pork you previously set aside back to the wok and stir in green onions, vinegar, soy sauce, and water.
  11. Add the juice of 1 lime and add to wok.
  12. Add the lime slices from 1 lime.
  13. Stir-fry another minute until pork is lightly browned.
  14. Slice a lime in half and squeeze juice over pork and stir.
  15. Serve with lime wedges and serve with white rice.

Notes

In Kylie Kwong’s original recipe, I’ve never been able to cook each portion of pork in 30 seconds. Being new to wok cooking, I’m learning that my wok is not hot enough. I have an electric stove which makes it harder to get it super hot. Use your best judgment and cook the pork longer than 30 seconds if your wok is not getting hot enough.

When using a skillet, you may need more than 2 batches. I laid out the pork in a single layer and added 2 tablespoons of oil before each batch.

Another thing I sometimes do for extra juices is, I reserve the marinade and put in a small pot and cook it for a few minutes. The fat in the meat will coagulate when it is cooked through (and looks rather gross) but after cooking I take it and strain it so the fat separates from the juices. Then I add the juices to the wok near the very end for extra flavor. But you must cook the marinade first!

Also, keep in mind, when adding the pork you are bringing down the temperature of the wok because the pork was marinating in the refrigerator.

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  1. Dana

    January 19, 2021 at 2:59 PM

    This was SOOOO good! The best pork stir fry I have ever tasted. I can’t thank you enough for this recipe. I will definitely be making this on a regular basis.

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    • The Kitchen Snob

      January 19, 2021 at 3:10 PM

      Thank you, Dana! I’m so glad you liked it.

      Reply
  2. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl

    March 5, 2014 at 9:20 AM

    Great recipe, and oh so pretty. I’m a huge lime lover so I’m totally into this lime and ginger mix, has to taste amazing!

    Reply
    • The Kitchen Snob

      March 5, 2014 at 11:11 AM

      Thanks – me too – I could put lime on everything!

      Reply
  3. Gardengirl

    March 1, 2014 at 10:39 AM

    As usual, the pictures of this recipe make we want to
    go make it RIGHT NOW and it is 8 o’clock in the morning.
    I love the platter it is presented on. I will buy the
    ingredients and make it soon! Thanks for another
    great recipe!

    Reply
    • The Kitchen Snob

      March 5, 2014 at 11:09 AM

      Thanks! I always use this green platter when I make this recipe, which was a lovely present from my mom 🙂

      Reply

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