PORK CHOW MEIN DIABETIC FRIENDLY
From spinach1948 14 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is a delicious stir-fry dish that make a hearty skillet dinner. And this recipe can be adapted to a Diabetic friendly one. The original was posted by Hellen Carpenter in the Taste of Home magazine of 1996 along with the photo.
Ingredients
- Ingredients: shopping list
- This recipe uses less sugar, salt and fat, also include Diabetic Exchanges. shopping list
- 1 pound boneless pork loin shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, minced shopping list
- 4 Tbs. soy sauce divided ( Diabetic use light soy sauce ) shopping list
- 1 cup chicken broth ( Diabetic use low-sodium broth ) shopping list
- 2 Tbs. cornstarch shopping list
- ½ to 1 tsp. ground ginger shopping list
- 1 Tbs. cooking oil shopping list
- 1 cup thinly sliced carrots shopping list
- 1 cup thinly sliced celery shopping list
- 1 cup chopped onion shopping list
- 1 cup coarsely chopped cabbage shopping list
- 1 cup coarsely chopped fresh spinach shopping list
- Hot cooked rice, optional shopping list
How to make it
- Cut pork into 4-inch x ½ -inch x ¼ -inch strips; place in a bowl. Add garlic and 2 tablespoons soy sauce. Cover and refrigerate 2-4 hours. Meanwhile, combine broth, cornstarch, ginger and remaining soy sauce; mix well and set aside. Heat oil in a large skillet or work on high; stir-fry pork until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. Add carrots and celery; stir-fry 3-4 minutes. Add onion, cabbage and spinach; stir-fry 2-3 minutes. Stir broth mixture and add to skillet along with pork. Cook and stir until broth thickens, about 3-4 minutes. Serve immediately over rice if desired.
- Serving size: 1 of 6
- Diabetic Friendly
- Diabetic Exchanges: One serving ( prepared with low-sodium broth and light soy sauce and served over brown or long grain rice.) equals 2 meat, 1 vegetable, and 1 starch
- Calories per serving: 173, Sodium: 419mg, Cholesterol: 40mg, Carbohydrate: 11gm
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