Orange Sesame Pork Stir-fry

[Lowcarbboy]

Last night I had a craving for some asian food. I noticed I had some orange extract (I had it left over from my cinco de mayo margaritas), so I decided to make some LC Orange Sesame pork. It was soooo good. Here's my recipe:



Low carb orange sesame pork stir-fry recipe

1/2 lb pork butt or leg sliced thin
1 med onion, sliced
2 cups king oyster mushrooms, sliced
1/2 julienne carrot
1 pkg snow peas
2 tbs peanut butter
2 tsp sesame seeds
2 tbs bacon grease (or veg oil)
pepper to taste

Marinade:
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbs rice wine vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, grated
1/2 inch ginger, grated
1 tsp splenda (I used the liquid equiv)
1/8 tsp orange extract

Mix up the marinade in a bowl, add the pork and let marinade for at least 30 mins, but up to over night would be nice. Add one tbs bacon grease to a hot wok. Add mushrooms and stir-fry till golden brown and cooked through, 3-4 mins. Remove and set aside. Add the remaining tbs bacon grease. Remove the meat from the marinade (you could strain it, I grabbed it with both hands and squeezed out the excess marinade – keep the marinade). Add the meat to the wok and fry for 1-2 mins. Add chopped onion. Cook for 3-5 mins until pork is cooked through. Add snow peas and carrots. Pour in reserved marinade into the wok, with the tbs of peanut butter, mix and cover for 3-4 minutes. Remove cover and cook until snow peas are done. Serve.

(This is my first original post, so please forgive any mistakes, let me know what I did wrong and I'll fix asap)

[buttoni]

Sounds lovely! I'd be inclined to use real dried orange peel instead of the extract though. Thanks for sharing your recipe!

[Lowcarbboy]

I agree, but I had it laying around. I think one could easily over do the extract and come out with something very artificial tasting, but I didn't use very much and there was just a nice hint of orange flavor.

[Ginaaaaaa]

Looks amazing!! I always have orange extract around (for my shakes) but never have oranges. I don't buy pork that often but it's going on my shopping list now.

Thanks for sharing!!

[tulipsandroses]

That looks deelish! I might try this tomorrow
I'll have to get some orange extract though.
Are orange peels carby?
Is the peanut butter an integral part of the dish? I might try it without it. I don't have any and don't want to buy it just for this. I'm not a big fan of peanut butter so I know it won't get used up.

[Lowcarbboy]

Dried orange peel wouldn't be too carby (you would only use a little bit), the extract is less. The peanut butter thickened the sauce a little and boosted the sesame/nut flavor, you might just want to drizzle a little more sesame oil on top at the end of cooking to get the same effect. Let me know how it turns out!

[tulipsandroses]

Thanks! Just remembered I do have a bit of almond butter left so I might try that or leave it out. Will report back when I make it.