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Velveted Ginger Garlic Pork with Snow Peas

Silky cornstarch-coated pork shoulder strips and crisp peppers, onion and snow peas in a glossy ginger-garlic sauce with a hint of honey and lime, spooned over fluffy white rice.

Velveted Ginger Garlic Pork with Snow Peas

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb560 gPork shoulder (Boston butt), trimmedtrimmed and sliced into thin strips
  • 2 tbsp16 gCornstarch
  • 3 tbsp40 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 3½ tbsp grated20 gFresh gingerpeeled and grated
  • 5 cloves15 gGarlicminced
  • 2⅛ tsp15 gHoney
  • 1 tbsp15 gLime juice
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper
  • 1⅓ cups240 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • 2¼ cups540 gWater
  • 2 tbsp28 gCanola oil
  • 1 cup chopped150 gRed bell peppersliced into strips
  • 1 medium120 gGreen bell peppersliced into strips
  • ¾ cup chopped140 gRed onioncut into thin wedges
  • 2 cups120 gSnow peastrimmed
  • 2¾ tsp8 gSesame seedstoasted

Steps

  1. Prep first: slice the pork shoulder, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and red onion, trim the snow peas, grate the ginger and mince the garlic.
  2. Combine the rice with 420 g of the water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, cover, and simmer on low for 18 minutes; rest covered off the heat for 10 minutes.
  3. While the rice cooks, toss the pork with half the cornstarch and half the soy sauce; let it sit 10 minutes.
  4. Make the sauce: whisk the remaining 120 g water, the remaining half of the cornstarch, the remaining half of the soy sauce, the honey, the lime juice and the red pepper flakes in a bowl.
  5. Heat half the canola oil in a large skillet over high heat. Sear the pork in a single layer, in two batches if needed, 4 to 5 minutes until browned and cooked to 145°F (63°C); transfer to a plate and rest 3 minutes.
  6. Add the remaining half of the canola oil to the skillet. Stir-fry the red onion, red bell pepper and green bell pepper for 3 minutes, then add the snow peas and cook 1 minute more until crisp-tender.
  7. Add the ginger and garlic and stir 30 seconds until fragrant.
  8. Return the pork, stir the sauce, pour it in and toss 1 to 2 minutes until glossy and thickened.
  9. Serve over the rice, sprinkled with the sesame seeds.

Contains: Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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