This Thai-Inspired Stir Fry with Pork and Broccolini is a great weekday lunch or dinner that is easy to make, gluten-free, and paleo friendly. A fresh, protein-packed meal that only takes 30 minutes from start to finish!
A Grown Up Childhood Favorite
Once a upon a time, my family celebrated every birthday at Benihana’s! Please tell me I am not the only kid that did that? Every year, I would order the beef and broccoli. Every year I also tried to eat my weight in white sticky rice.
Times have changed, but I still love a good sweet and savory stir fry (and eating my weight in rice). And since I married a Kiwi who snacks on Thai red chilis and jalapeños like carrots, anything Thai or spicy is welcome in this house.
This Thai-inspired pork and broccolini is my grown up sophisticated version of beef and broccoli. I must work on my knife throwing skills a wee bit.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Instead of regular broccoli. we’re using Broccolini here. Broccolini is a hybrid of broccoli and Chinese broccoli/kale and has a more sweet is sweet flavor that regular broccoli. I also threw in a few more herbs, peppers, and spices to kick it up notch.
- Organic pork loin (stew or stir fry cut)
- Broccolini stalks
- Sesame oil
- Garlic cloves
- Gluten-free tamari or gluten-free soy sauce
- Coconut sugar
- Fish sauce (gluten-free brand)
- Red onion or shallot
- Peanuts or cashews
- Ground ginger
- Red chili pepper flakes
- Lime juice
- Thai red peppers
- Shisoto peppers (optional)
- Thai basil and/or cilantro (to garnish)
If you want to make this more paleo friendly, substitute the coconut sugar for maple syrup. Also make sure the fish sauce is gluten-free.
How to Make Pork Broccolini Stir Fry
Below is an overview of the instructions for this recipe. Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details and nutrition information, including protein, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, prep time, total time, etc.!
- Chop pork and veggies and set aside.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and cook pork for 2-3 minutes until browned. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, then remove from pan.
- Add sugar, spices, and gluten-free tamari or soy sauce to pam. Cook until sauce begins to thicken.
- Return pork back to pan along with onion, nuts, broccolini, and fry, while continuously stirring, until broccolini is tender and pork is cooked through.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, and add sliced peppers and lime.
- Serve in bowls and garnish with more sliced peppers, fresh Thai basil, cilantro, or chopped nuts.
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Easy Thai-Style Pork Broccolini Stir Fry Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Description
This Thai-Style Stir Fry with Pork and Broccolini is a great weeknight meal that is easy to make, gluten-free, and paleo friendly.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. organic pork loin (stew or stir fry cut)
- 1–2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1–2 tablespoon gluten free-tamari or gluten-free soy sauce (divided)
- ¼ cup coconut sugar (more if you want “sticky”)
- 2 tbsp fish sauce (gluten free brand)
- â…“ c cup red onion or shallot
- â…“ cup chopped or crushed nuts
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp red chili pepper flakes
- dash of sea salt and pepper to taste
- 2 bunches of broccolini stalks (10–14 ounces)
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 sliced Thai red pepper
- 1 or 2 sliced shisoto pepper (optional)
- Thai basil leaves or cilantro to garnish
Instructions
- Chop pork if needed and clean and chop the veggies. Chop or mince your garlic. Set aside.
- In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together sugar, spices, and tamari or soy sauce. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Add pork and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until browned. Add garlic and cook while stirring until fragrant, about another minute or 2. Remove from pan.
- In the same pan, add the sauce mixture and cook on medium high until sauce starts to caramelize and begins to thicken. About 2 -3 minutes.
- Add pork back into pan along with onion, nuts, and broccolini and stir fry for 3-5 minutes until broccolini is tender and pork is cooked through.
- Salt and pepper to taste and add an additional Tablespoon of tamari sauce if needed and keep tossing the meat/veggies in the sugar sauce while frying.
- Add in your sliced peppers and lime juice and mix everything again while stir frying on medium high for the last 1-2 minutes.
- Plate or place all in serving bowl. Reserve the sauce.
- Pour a few Tablespoons of sauce over each serving and garnish with fresh Thai basil and/or cilantro.
Notes
The red thai pepper makes it spicy. Feel free to substitute it with bell peppers or just shisoto to make it more mild.
Make this vegan and sub the pork for tempeh or tofu! EASY!
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
Soo yummy, so easy. I altered the recipe slightly peas instead of snow peas, and also added the sweet chilli and fresh chilli instead of other. Fresh lemon grass too. I served with rice noodles and was delicious.
Yum! This looks absolutely delicious. I can’t wait to make this for my family, we love stir fry!
Thanks for the great post.
let me know how it turns out for you.
This looks delicious. Hope my dish turns out as beautiful as yours!
let me know if you try it Arabella!
Haha I agree! And thank you friend! Hope all is well
I loveee stir fry (we just ate one for dinner!) and I think I need to pick up some pork at the farmers market tomorrow to make this!
thank you!! and let me know if you try it kristy
This looks like it’s screaming with flavor – SCREAMING I tell ya! I have never had fish sauce before… I have been seeing it pop up a lot more recipes, it intrigues me. I shall try it soon, just not in a cookie recipe. THAT does NOT sound good. LOL
You will love it! Haha I’m make a fish face right now. Imagine that! And try it with salmon and squash stir fry. Your favs
LOVE the looks of this recipe, Thai flavors and pork go so well together (I don’t know why!!) Looks so delish!!
Thanks friend!
How have I not stir-fried anything this summer?! Well, that’s gonna change soon because this does hit all those sweet spots – and is ready super fast! Can’t beat that.
thank you friend! hope you get to whip up some stir fry this summer! ;-P
I have not stir-fried in ever! It is a beautiful dish!
not even chicken and broccoli? oh you must!! so easy.
We’ve been on a stir fry bender lately. This fits right in! I love the broccolini idea. It’s one of my favorites! And who doesn’t want a sweet ‘n spicy pot?
This bowl looks way better than Benihana’s! 🙂
I have a case of broccolini sitting in my fridge, just wanting to be used! This is perfect inspiration.
Let me know if you try this Jess!