Pork and pear stir-fry

Enjoy this stir-fry over whole grain noodles, rice, or quinoa using Bosc, Bartlett, or Anjou pears with the skin on for added color and fibre.

This recipe has been adapted to include Health Canada’s food safety guidance.

by Emily Richards PH Ec.

250 cal Serves 4

Prep time 0h 10m

Cook time 0h 15m

Total time 0h 25m

Ingredients

Step 1

Wash hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. Clean and dry all food preparation surfaces.
Step 2

Gently rinse onion, garlic cloves, fresh thyme and pears under cool running water before preparing the ingredients.
Step 3

In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat and cook onion for 3 minutes or until starting to brown. Add pork, garlic and half of the thyme and stir for about 5 minutes or until starting to brown. Remove to a plate and return skillet to medium heat.
Step 4

Add pears, remaining thyme, soy sauce and honey to skillet and cook for about 3 minutes or until pear starts to exude juices and brown. Return pork mixture to skillet and cook, stirring until pear is tender and pork reaches an internal temperature of 71 °C (160 °F) when checked with a digital food thermometer.
Step 5

Store any leftovers away in the fridge within two hours, or sooner if they are in a warm location.

Per serving (1 of 4)

Recipe developed by Emily Richards, PH Ec. © Heart and Stroke Foundation 2013.

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