Easy Thai Pork Stir-Fry is a quick meal packed with your favorite Thai flavors. Ground pork is sautéed along with bell peppers, carrots and bok choy along with a sauce that is both spicy and sweet. This stir-fry works nicely with rice, noodles or in lettuce wraps.
EASY THAI PORK STIR-FRY
If you have been hanging around here for any length of time you know I love an easy weeknight meal recipe. Today’s Easy Thai Pork Stir-Fry is just that and a great dish to put over rice, with rice noodles or in a lettuce wrap. Sometimes I make a double batch because I think the leftovers taste just as good.
This Easy Thai Pork Stir-Fry uses ground pork and mixes it with a rainbow of vegetables along with a Thai inspired sauce. I can get this meal on the table in under 30 minutes and my family loves it.
When I make dinner each day I like to try new recipes for my family so they don’t get bored. We love stir-frys because it is an all encompassing meal that includes your protein and vegetables along with a grain if you choose to add it over brown rice.
If you haven’t tried using ground pork you should! I have recently used it in this Instant Pot Pork Chili and this Slow Cooker Pork Posole and loved how flavorful those dishes turned out using the ground pork.
Mike and I love going out for Thai food and I have noticed that a lot of their stir-frys include ground pork. When I created this recipe at home I used bell pepper {try using a variety of colors}, onion, matchstick carrots and bok choy. If you aren’t a fan of bok choy or can’t find it you can use your favorite green. I highly recommend spinach if you like that.
Many of my recipes are very customizable to your tastes and this recipe is no different.
- When it comes to stir fry recipes my rule is the more vegetables the better. Try adding zucchini, eggplant, celery, tomatoes and jalapeños for added spice.
- If you are feeling adventurous try adding 1/2 of a pound of ground Italian sausage into the recipe or you can use 1/2 ground sausage and 1/2 ground pork.
- Feeling spicy? Add chili peppers, jalapeños, hot sauce or crushed red pepper.
- Do you like mushrooms? They would be a great addition to the stir-fry.
- This stir-fry works great over white or brown rice, noodles or in lettuce wraps.
Easy Thai Pork Stir-Fry
Easy Thai Pork Stir-Fry is a quick meal packed with your favorite Thai flavors. Ground pork is sautéed along with bell peppers, carrots and bok choy along with a sauce that is both spicy and sweet. This stir-fry works nicely with rice, noodles or in lettuce wraps.
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 to 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
- 1 cup sweet onion, chopped {about 1/2 of a medium onion}
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 bell pepper, seeds removed, diced
- 1 cup matchstick carrots
- 3 cups bok choy {or green of your choice}
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons freshly grated ginger
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons red chili sauce
- 2 teaspoons red chili garlic sauce {I use Huy Fong, Chili Garlic Sauce}, more or less for spiciness
- Salt and pepper to taste
Garnish:
- Freshly chopped cilantro
- Chopped green onion
- Sesame seeds
- Peanuts
- Serving options
- White or brown rice
- Noodles
- In a lettuce wraps
Instructions
Cook the rice according to the package and set aside. While the rice cooks heat the 2 Tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet and add the onion, sautéing for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and the bell peppers and continue to sauté for 2 more minutes.
Add the ground pork and the matchstick carrots and continue to sauté until the pork is browned, about 6-8 minutes. Add the fresh lime juice, ginger, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and stir. Mix in the bok choy {or green of your choice} and simmer until the bok choy is wilted, about 2 minutes.
Add salt and pepper to taste along with crushed red pepper if you like a little spice. Garnish with fresh cilantro, chopped green onion and sesame seeds.
Serve over a bed of your favorite rice, with rice noodles or even in a lettuce wrap.
Notes
You can add whatever vegetables to this stir-fry that you like. Some ideas that I like are mushrooms, zucchini and tomatoes.
I like to use bok choy when I can find it but you can use your favorite green, I also like spinach.
You can spice this up more by adding more of the red chili garlic sauce and crushed red pepper.
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Julie
Friday 21st of June 2019
Made this last night OMG!! So delicious and packed a ton of flavor. Family said that it’s a keeper!
Julia
Saturday 22nd of June 2019
Thanks for the feedback. I am so glad you enjoyed it. We love it too!