Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Teriyaki Pork Stir Fry
Tender pork and colorful vegetables in a glossy teriyaki sauce make an inviting stir fry. The sweet, savory glaze catches around the broccoli, with sesame adding a warm finish. A forkful with a little pork and a pepper piece brings the different textures together nicely.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 16 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Pork
- Cuisine
- Asian
- Cooking method
- Stir fry
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Hold the vegetables warm
Move the softened, lightly browned vegetables to a plate and cover while the pork cooks.
2. Brown pork before aromatics
Cook the pork through and brown it before adding garlic and ginger for their brief cook.
3. Dissolve the cornstarch
Mix cornstarch with cold water until dissolved before adding it to the boiling sauce.
Get to know the ingredients
Pork tenderloin
Cut it into the listed small pieces or thin slices before cooking in the second oil portion.
Carrots
Thinly slice the carrots so they can soften with broccoli and bell pepper in the first cooking stage.
Vegetable oil
Divide the oil between cooking the vegetables and browning the pork after the vegetables are removed.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
Toss with sauce and sesame
Return the vegetables to the pork, pour over the thickened sauce and finish with sesame seeds.
A little more help as you go
Dissolve the sugar
Stir the sauce liquids over heat until the brown sugar dissolves before bringing them to a boil.
Sauce while pork cooks
Prepare the teriyaki sauce in its separate small pot while the pork cooks in the skillet.
A few questions you might have
Do I pour sauce over the raw pork?
Brown and cook the pork first, then toss it and the vegetables with the finished thickened sauce.
When does the sesame oil go in?
It belongs in the separate sauce pot with soy sauce, water, brown sugar and honey.
How thick should the sauce become?
Boil it after the cornstarch addition until thickened before combining it with pork and vegetables.
Are the bell peppers thin strips?
Cut them into the specified pieces before cooking them with broccoli and thinly sliced carrots.
When do I season the vegetables?
Season them with salt and pepper after their first cook, before moving them to the covered plate.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: dinneratthezoo.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
