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Pork and pumpkin stir fry

Pork and pumpkin stir fry

Serving size: Serves 4
Cuisine type: Asian
Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes
Course: Lunch, Main
Favourite flavours: Easy recipes
Convenience recipes: four or less

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INGREDIENTS

350g pork fillet, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons sweet sherry
2 tablespoons light soy
2 teaspoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
500g pumpkin, peeled, cut into
thin wedges
1 onion, sliced
1 red capsicum, seeded, sliced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
80g packet baby spinach leaves
lime wedges, to serve
METHOD

  1. In a small bowl combine pork, sherry, soy and sugar. Mix well. Chill, covered, 20 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a wok or large frying pan on high. Stir-fry pumpkin in
    2 batches for 5-6 minutes each, until golden and almost tender. Set aside.

  3. Drain pork, reserving marinade. Stir-fry pork in 2 batches for 3-4 minutes. Set aside.

  4. Add onion, capsicum, garlic and cardamom to wok. Stir-fry 2-3 minutes. Return pumpkin and pork to wok with reserved marinade. Stir-fry 1-2 minutes, until mixture comes to the boil. Reduce heat to medium.

  5. Toss spinach through and serve with lime wedges, if liked.


TOP TIP
  • Add If liked, omit marinating and simply add sauces to the mixture in step 4.
  • You can use 4 crushed cardamom pods in place of ground.


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