Stir-Fry Pork and Spinach Salad (Orange/Teriyaki/Sesame)

Ingredients:

• 1-2 lbs pork (or chicken, or beef, whatever you like)
• 1 large onion, sliced (I did quarter slices)
• 6 garlic cloves
• spinach leaves
• apple pieces
• mandarin oranges
• 2-3 dried red peppers
• teriyaki or soy marinade (fish sauce serves a decent substitute for soy)
• almond slivers
• toasted sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup oil (peanut works well)

Marinade:

• 2 tsp corn starch
• 2 tsp soy sauce (again, you can substitute fish sauce)
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• garlic powder or garlic salt, about a tsp

Directions:

1. prepare marinade
2. cut meat into 1/2 chunks or cubes
3. place meat in marinade and mix until meat is coated, marinade 20 minutes
4. prepare vegetables
5. heat oil in wok
6. stir-fry meat with peppers and garlic until brown and mostly cooked through
7. add onion and stir-fry until the onions are translucent
8. add teriyaki or marinade (I favor yoshida’s gourmet marinade) and mix well
9. remove from heat and add a few handfuls of spinach leaves. the spinach will wilt a little, mix it in
10. Serve on a bed of spinach leaves with almond slivers, mandarins, and apple pieces. Top with teriyaki sauce and sesame seeds

I made this for the family tonight. Turned out really good. They hardly noticed the peppers, although I think next time I would use 2 instead of 3.

Yum!

NOTES: 2 of my favorite sauces are Sweet Ginger Teriyaki by East-West – found in the asian section at Safeway – and Yoshida’s Gourmet Marinade – from Costco.