Stir Fry with Smoky Pork Spare Ribs

Description

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons pecan oil or other high-heat oil
  • 3 slices of bacon (diced)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger (minced)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic
  • 1/2-3/4 pound leftover smoked pork spare rib meat (chopped)
  • 1/2 small red onion (chopped)
  • 2-3 ribs of celery (roughly chopped)
  • 2 cups broccolini (or whatever green vegetable you have--sugar snap peas or broccoli work really well here, too)
  • 2 cups red bell pepper (cut into slices)
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 cups steamed rice or noodles
Instructions
  1. 1

    Prepare ginger, onions, sugar snap peas (or broccolini, broccoli--whatever green vegetable you're using), red bell peppers and set aside.

  2. 2

    Heat a medium-sized wok over medium-high heat.  Add pecan or other high-heat oil to the pan.  Let the oil heat to shimmering, but not smoking and add the diced bacon.  Cook the bacon until crispy. 

    Add onions and cook for a few minutes until the onion is a little soft, but still crispy--remember the vegetables should still be crisp at the end of the stir-fry, so don't let the onion get too done.  

    Add the ginger and garlic and let cook for a minute or so, until very fragrant.  

    Add celery and cook for a couple of minutes, stirring frequently so as not to let the garlic, onion and ginger stick.

  3. 3

    Add the rest of the ingredients (bell pepper, green vegetable and spare rib meat and soy sauce) and cook for a few minutes [I usually put the lid on the wok at this point in order to let the ingredients steam cook (the vegetables will release their liquid)--just make sure to check frequently--you want those green vegetables to be bright green!]

    Check for doneness after a couple of minutes and add a little corn starch mixed in water if necessary to thicken the sauce that will have been created by the juices of the vegetables and the soy sauce.  

    Serve with steamed rice or noodles and extra soy sauce to taste.

Note

I have been making this basic stir-fry for decades. It is VERY flexible and can be made with anything you have leftover in your fridge. It's quick, nutritious and a real lifesaver on those nights when you don't feel like cooking or have to come up with something on a dime with only a few straggler ingredients left in the fridge.

Read it online: https://thestonesoupcook.com/recipe/stir-fry-with-smoky-pork-spare-ribs/

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