Stir-Fried Pork and Broccoli with Cashews

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: International Pork

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (32)

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

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Ingredients

3/4 pound pork tenderloin, silver skin removed
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
3/4 cup chicken broth
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon dark sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 medium onion, julienned
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
12 ounces broccoli florets or Chinese broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces
1/2 cup roasted cashew nuts
Steamed Rice, as accompaniment
Green onions, thinly sliced on the bias, garnish

Directions

Using a sharp knife, slice the pork tenderloin into 1/4-inch thick slices across the grain. Cut each slice crosswise at 1/4-inch intervals so that you have long thin pieces of meat. Transfer pork to a small bowl, add 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce, the rice wine, and toss until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup of the chicken broth, the 2 remaining tablespoons of soy sauce, the cornstarch, oyster sauce, sesame oil and crushed red pepper and set aside.

Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add the cooking oil and, when hot, add the pork. Stir-fry until no longer pink, about 1 minute. Transfer the pork to a plate and cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm. Add the onion and garlic to the wok and cook until slightly softened and fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the broccoli and remaining 1/2 cup of chicken stock and cook, stirring, until the broccoli is tender-crisp, about 3 minutes. Add the soy sauce mixture and cook for 1 minute, or until the sauce is thickened. Return the pork to the wok and add the cashews.

Toss to thoroughly combine and serve immediately with rice, garnished with the green onions.

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recipe Stir-Fried Pork and Broccoli with Cashews
PATRICIA Prospect, KY 07-21-2009
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Good, but missing the BAM!!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Overall, I thought this was a good dish. The flavors worked well together, and it was easy to prepare. My four and six year... old both loved it. However, I think next time I will take their portions out and then add some extra red pepper flakes for some added heat. Read more
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Becky Mentor, OH 06-04-2009
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Excellent Stir Fry
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've been on a stir fry kick lately. I made a receipe from the Betty Croker cookbook a couple weeks ago and it was really... good, but I have to say, I liked this one better. I loved the crunch of the cashews and the sauce was really good. I liked that it had a little bit of heat (my husband couldn't detect it at all, but that's not surprising). I made this with Jasmine rice (our new favorite) and it was really good. Great even as leftovers for lunch the next day!!Read more
recipe Stir-Fried Pork and Broccoli with Cashews
teri Lexington, KY 04-09-2009
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Good, but not Fabulous.
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

While making this I tasted it when it was nearly done and knew my husband was going to complain about it being "bland as... usual". What he usually says about stir fry. So at the last moment I added more red pepper flakes plus 1/4 cup orange marmalade. He loved it. Leftovers today are fantastic too!Read more
recipe Stir-Fried Pork and Broccoli with Cashews
Lisa Budd Lake, NJ 01-27-2009
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Gorgeous
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My Boyfriend who has spent a ton of time in Asia for business loved this even though it had the cashews - which he swears is... a western idea and not at all authentic - overall really good and really healthy over brown rice.Read more
recipe Stir-Fried Pork and Broccoli with Cashews
Karin Redding, CA 10-14-2008
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Wow!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was just amazing! I made it exactly as called for, and my son (a picky eater) said that if I put it in a Chinese... take-out box, he would think it was from our favorite restaurant, no questions asked. The ingredient list didn't make me think it would be as good as the other reviews suggested, but I was very pleasantly surprised. The cashews are absolutely essential to give it that authentic restaurant flavor. BTW, I did have to cook everything a bit longer than the recipe said.Read more
recipe Stir-Fried Pork and Broccoli with Cashews
Gretchen Seattle, WA 07-28-2008
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Healthy and Tasty
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

We don't eat a lot of stir-fry, as it usually turns out flavorless and everything not cooked properly. This dish turned out... perfectly. We followed the recipe to a tee and were really happy with the result. We made brown rice on the side and it was an easy, delicious and really healthy dinner. We decided that we should make this once a week!Read more