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Pork, Cashew, and Green Bean Stir-Fry

By: Cooking Light magazine

"Sweet, crunchy cashews and tender green beans are tossed together with lean, soy-marinated pork."

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 pound pork tenderloin, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
4 cups (2-inch) cut green beans (about 1 pound)
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
cooking spray
1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
2 cups hot cooked rice
1/4 cup chopped unsalted cashews, toasted

Directions

Combine the soy sauce and cornstarch in a medium bowl, and add pork, stirring to coat. Cover and chill.
Place beans in a large saucepan of boiling water, and cook 5 minutes. Drain beans; plunge into ice water. Drain.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add ginger and garlic; saute 1 minute. Add pork mixture; stir-fry 1-1/2 minutes. Stir in green beans; stir-fry 1-1/2 minutes or until pork is done. Stir in broth; reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes. Serve over rice; sprinkle with cashews.

Footnotes

Reprinted with permission of Cooking Light® magazine. All rights reserved.
CALORIES 349 (25% from fat); FAT 9.7g (sat 2.2g, mono 4.6g, poly 2.1g); PROTEIN 29.5g; CARB 34.5g; FIBER 3.3g; CHOL 74mg; IRON 4.1mg; SODIUM 463mg; CALC 73

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Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2003 by MPEARCE

I've made this for company and they raved about it. It's so easy too - I substituted the...

Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2004 by TINYTRIM

Very tasty! My husband and I don't like green beans so I substituted broccoli instead and it...

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2003 by NB IN CORVALLIS

As previous reviewers suggested, I added a bit more garlic and may add a pinch of red pepper...

Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2003 by Java Queen

This was pretty good but I thought it could use some other veggies other than just green...

Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2003 by jandtsmom

I was really surprised when I tasted this, it was soooooo bland! Even though I added a LOT of...

Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2003 by MYLITTLEBELLA

This was tooo good. I used beef loin, instead of pork. So much flavor! Another winner!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2003 by nikkiskitchen

The marinade was a little blah, but the combination of the meat and cashews was great. I used...

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by FELLNER593

This was a delicous stir fry. I read the previous reviews and did make some additions though....

Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2004 by MARATHONMOMM

This is really good. It tastes just like my mother-in-law's cooking who is Chinese and owned...

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by BLUESHAWKS

Very tasty and easy recipe. I marinated the pork most of the day and it turned out so tender...

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