Stir-fries are a great weeknight meal because they’re usually quick and easy. Plus, many stir-fry recipes combine protein and veggies so all you have to do is add steamed rice and you’ve got a complete meal. This particular recipe features super tender pork tenderloin and napa cabbage (aka Chinese cabbage) in a flavorful hoisin sauce. Yum! As • Read More »
Tags: chinese cabbage, Fine Cooking Magazine, hoisin sauce, Lee Kum Kee hoisin sauce, napa cabbage, pork stir-fry, pork tenderloin, stir-fry
Sure, take-out is great but recipes like this one for Spicy Green Beans with Pork make it a cinch to whip up at home: tender pieces of stir-fried pork and green beans in a tasty Asian-flavored sauce. It’s a perfect weeknight meal! As with any stirfry, it’s important to have all the ingredients prepped, measured out and ready • Read More »
Tags: Asian, black bean sauce, chili-garlic sauce, ginger, hoisin sauce, pork tenderloin, Quick Cooking, sake, soy sauce, spicy green beans with pork, stir-fry, stirfry, take-out
This delicious beef stir-fry dish is everything I was hoping it would be! You get great flavor from the peanuts, soy sauce, fish sauce and lime juice, and a nice kick from the chiles. Yumm! Changes I made to the recipe: I doubled the cilantro and omitted the basil, substituted red onion for the shallot, • Read More »
Tags: Asian, basil, Beef, cilantro, fish sauce, flank steak, lime juice, peanuts, serrano chiles, soy sauce, stir-fry
I could eat stir-fries just about every day. It’s a great way to make a quick meal plus there’s a bazillion different ways to make them, which means you never get bored with the same ol’ thing. Here’s a recipe I found recently that features stir-fried strips of pork with thinly sliced sweet red pepper and spicy • Read More »
Tags: basil, fish sauce, garlic, jalapeno chiles, lime juice, pork tenderloin, red bell pepper, soy sauce, stir-fry
I love stir-fry dishes! They’re quick, easy to make, and a great way to eat more veggies. My family is always thrilled to see beef on the menu so this meal was a hit (even with my Young Picky Eater). I particularly liked the sauce, which is flavored with hoisin sauce and sesame oil. To get • Read More »
Tags: Asian, Beef, broccoli, flank steak, garlic, ginger, red pepper, stir-fry
Here’s another great take-out favorite that can be whipped up in a flash: thin slices of beef with crisp-tender green beans, crunchy water chesnuts and a garlic and ginger flavored sauce. It’s delicious! Don’t let the oyster sauce frighten you. It doesn’t smell fishy or taste anything like oysters…it just forms the base of the sauce along with the • Read More »
Tags: Asian, Beef, green beans, oyster sauce, stir-fry, water chesnuts
This quick and easy weeknight meal is better than takeout any day: tender pieces of pork in a gingery, hoisin-based sauce studded with cashews and garnished with fresh cilantro…delicious! I used 50% Less Salt Roasted & Salted Cashew Pieces from Trader Joe’s, which meant I didn’t need to chop any cashews and they were less expensive • Read More »
Tags: Asian, cashew, pork, pork tenderloin, stir-fry
This dish is super tasty, super quick and super easy. The caramelized onions add a nice richness to the stir-fry, and the grated ginger gives the sauce a bright, fresh taste without overpowering it. Chilling the beef in the freezer for 20-30 minutes makes it easier to slice it into thin strips. I used a few rib-eye • Read More »
Tags: Asian, Beef, caramelized onions, ginger, quick, stir-fry
Who needs Asian takeout when you can easily make it yourself in just a few minutes? Ok, I admit that it is fun to get takeout but this recipe for Cashew Chicken just might inspire you to skip the takeout joint and try it yourself at home. With just a few minutes of prep and a few • Read More »
Tags: Asian, cashew, Chicken, ginger, Quick Cooking, sesame oil, soy sauce, stir-fry
This spicy beef noodle dish made a good weeknight dinner; nothing fancy but certainly quick and easy. You’ve got a little bit of everything in one bowl with this meal…thinly sliced beef, stir fried veggies, pasta. The soy sauce, Sriracha and tomatoes combine to lightly coat the meat, veggies and pasta without standing in the way • Read More »
Tags: Beef, broccoli, Main Dish, Quick Cooking, stir-fry, tomatoes