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Bowl of ground pork stir fry over rice with peanut sauce drizzle

Ground Pork Stir-Fry Recipe


Description

This easy ground pork stir fry recipe is a weeknight dinner that’s both delicious and nutritious. Easy, tasty, and incredibly flavorful! 


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • rice for serving
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. minced ginger
  • 5 oz. white mushrooms
  • 4 green onions
  • 2 Tbsp. peanut butter (creamy works best)
  • 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. honey
  • 1 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar or lemon/lime juice
  • 1 tsp. sriracha (or more)
  • 1 tsp. olive oil
  • 16 oz. ground pork
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 6 oz. spinach

Instructions

  1. Prepare ingredients:
    Cook rice as directed on package.
    Mince garlic. Peel ginger and mince.
    Chop mushrooms.
    Thinly slice green onions.
  2. Make peanut sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, sriracha (add more if you like spice!), honey, and rice wine vinegar until smooth.
  3. Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork to pan. Break up with a wooden spoon for about 1 minute, then add mushrooms, garlic, and ginger to pan. Season with sea salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5-7 minutes, until cooked through.
  4. Add spinach to pan, toss with pork and cook for about 1 minute, until wilted.
  5. Serve stir fried pork over rice and top with peanut sauce, sliced green onions, sesame seeds, and sriracha to taste.

Notes

  • Get your kids involved! They can: mix together peanut sauce, add sesame seeds  and green onions to their rice bowls.
  • SHORTCUT: Use microwavable or instant rice to make things really quick.

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