Vietnamese Tamarind Pork Stir Fry Recipes

VIETNAMESE TAMARIND PORK STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Flavor Step - Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl and toss the pork strips in the marinade until they are well coated. Marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Heat 1-1/2 teaspoons of the oil in a wok or heavy skillet over the highest heat. Stir-fry the red bell peppers for 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Remove the meat from the marinade, saving the marinade.
• Add the remaining 1-1/2 teaspoons oil and the meat to the pan and stir-fry until the strips are just cooked through and no longer pink inside, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the reserved marinade, the fish sauce, green onions or scallions, pineapple, and the peppers and cook, stirring often, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce coats the pork, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Spoon the meat and sauce into a bowl, sprinkle with the chopped mint, and serve.

GLUTEN FREE, LOW GI, VIETNAMESE PORK STIR-FRY

Steps:

• For the marinade, place pork strips, fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, ginger, chillies and garlic in a bowl. Toss well to combine and set aside, covered, in the refrigerator to marinate for 3 hours.
• For the dish, place noodles in a large, heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 1 minute. Drain. Separate noodles and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large wok or frying pan over high heat. Add half the pork strips and stir fry for 2 minutes until browned and just cooked through. Remove the pork from the pan, set aside on a plate. Repeat cooking the remaining pork in 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon oil in the wok, add the red pepper, snow peas and celery and stir fry over high heat for 2 minutes. Add the rice noodles and mix.
• In a small bowl, mix the cornflour together with a little vegetable stock to form a paste. Gradually add the remaining vegetable stock until well blended. Pour over the vegetables and noodles, heating on high until thickened.
• Add the pork strips, cilantro and mint, stir for about 2 minutes or until heated through.

EASY SESAME AND TAMARIND PORK STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine pork with garlic powder, sesame oil, oyster sauce, tamarind paste, water, light and dark soy sauce, sugar, salt and cornstarch. Marinate for 15 minutes (If you have 30minutes, better! An hour? Perfection!).
• Heat oil in wok, over medium heat, saute garlic until lightly browned.
• Add the pork and marinade. Stir-fry over high heat for 3-5 minutes, just until the meat lose it's pink color.
• Top with toasted sesame seeds, pork cracklings (hmmm, orgasmic!) and chopped spring onions.
• Serve hot with rice and steamed vegetables.