Pork Cabbage Stir-Fry

Total Time
Prep/Total Time: 25 min.


Makes
4 servings


Ingredients
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 pound boneless pork loin, cut into 2-inch strips
4 teaspoons canola oil
1 cup thinly sliced carrots
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1-1/2 pounds Chinese or napa cabbage, thinly sliced
Hot cooked rice
Sesame seeds, optional

Directions
In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch and sugar. Stir in wine or broth and soy sauce until smooth.


In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry pork in oil until no longer pink. Add the carrots, garlic and ginger; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add cabbage; stir-fry until cabbage is wilted.
Stir soy sauce mixture; add to the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with rice. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Test Kitchen Tips
To make a fresh garlic clove easy to peel, gently crush it with the flat side of a large knife blade to loosen the peel. If you don’t have a large knife, you can crush the garlic with a small can. The peel will come right off.
Canola oil is high in monounsaturated fat, a type that helps to decrease blood cholesterol levels, and low in saturated fat, which can increase blood cholesterol. Olive oil would also taste great in this recipe and has the same healthy-fat properties.
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Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 256 calories, 10g fat (2g saturated fat), 56mg cholesterol, 619mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.