Pork Belly Stir Fry

Want a quick and easy, flavourful dinner? Well, here you go!

I am continually on the lookout for delicious and quick recipes which do for a week night dinner, and what we have here is a little cracker. I also love doing “takeout at home” style dishes as well, because as much as I love my honey chilli chicken with a curry half and half from the local Chinese takeaway, it is unfortunately just not acceptable to eat that every night for dinner. Boo.

Personally, I liked the pork belly, but there were some definite fatty areas, if the thought of that grosses you out then I would maybe use those stir-fry strips of pork instead. Or maybe dry fry the fatty top layer to crisp it up a bit initially. To be honest, this would also be delicious with chicken, because this particular recipe is really versatile and utterly delicious. Feel free to serve with rice or noodles, either work here, but I love rice a lot.

Lime and Ginger Chicken Stir Fry

I have to admit, I’ve never really made a stir fry before. I am just not a big fan of noodles, in general. But of course, noodles are my boyfriend’s favourite thing ever. I have combined a regular stir fry with another recipe I love for lime and ginger chicken, and it turned out deliciously. The flavours are complimentary, and it is packed full of my favourite veggies! Note, I did not add beansprouts because they are totally pointless and gross, but feel free to mix and match with the vegetables of your choice. Mushrooms, sugar snap peas, baby corn.. all solid options.

If you have a wok, this is the time to break it out. I do not have one, so a non-stick pan has been drafted in instead. Improvisation is a big part of how I cook. Don’t have the exact utensil/ingredient? Improvise and you never know, it might turn out better than the original! If not, eh, lesson learned. There’s a fairly laissez-faire attitude which predominates in my kitchen.