by Diana Rattray
Sesame pork is a delicious stir-fry that takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Tender, lean pork tenderloin is transformed into a main dish with loads of flavor. Serve the pork with hot cooked rice or noodles. Feel free to customize the recipe with other ingredients. Add bean sprouts, spinach, or bok choy to the stir fry.
Peanut butter and sesame oil are balanced with soy sauce, honey, and rice vinegar. I like a little heat, but you can omit the chili paste if you like.
PrintSesame Pork Stir-Fry
Cook up a delicious sesame pork stir-fry in under 30 minutes! Tender pork tenderloin paired with a flavorful sauce served over rice or noodles.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Pork
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
Scale
- For the Pork
- 1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, sliced thinly
- 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine or dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- For the Sauce
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil, toasted or regular
- 2 to 3 tablespoons honey or granulated sugar, to taste
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons finely minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili paste or sriracha sauce
- 4 thinly sliced green onions, white and light green separated from dark green
- sesame seeds, for garnish (2 to 3 teaspoons)
Instructions
- Combine the sliced pork, wine, soy sauce, and cornstarch in a medium bowl, stir to combine and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the peanut butter with sesame oil, honey or sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, pepper, chili paste, and the white parts of the green onions. Set aside.
- Heat the peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat.
- Add the pork to the hot oil and cook, stirring constantlly, until browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove the pork to a serving dish.
- Add the sauce mixture to the wok and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Pour the sauce mixture over the pork.
- Garnish with the chopped green onion tops and sesame seeds.
