No Frills Ground Pork with Mixed Vegetables Recipe

A whole lot of no frills with this ground pork with mixed vegetables recipes. A perfect weeknight dish for the super busy (or even the super lazy)!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings people

Calories 681kcal

Cost 25

In a small bowl, mix together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, honey and sesame oil.
⅓ cup soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tsp honey, 2 tsp sesame oil
In a wok, heat up the oil then sauté the garlic until fragrant but not brown.
3 tbsp oil, 1 tsp minced garlic
Add the ground pork and use the wooden spoon to break it up into small crumbles.
1 lb ground pork
Continue sautéing until the ground pork is starting to turn brown, this will take about 10-15 mins depending on how watery your meat is.
Reduce the heat then add the shredded carrots, broccoli and mixed stir fry sauce. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the broccoli starts to become tender.
1 cup shredded carrots, 1 ½ cups broccoli florets
Mix in the spinach, cover for 1 minute then turn off the heat.
2 cups baby spinach
Serve on top of cooked brown rice then garnish with sesame seeds and scallions.
4 cups cooked brown rice, white sesame seeds, scallions

It's not the end of the world, but you should try and drain the ground pork as much as you can before cooking. Although the sauce thickens up a bit, and the rice is there to sop up the rest, it can get a little watery with the juices from the cooked meat.
I will usually double up on this recipe to feed my family of four and have some leftovers for the next day.
If you have a shellfish allergy, stay away from the oyster sauce and substitute it out with hoisin sauce or fish sauce (just be sure to check the ingredients for any shellfish in the fish sauce.
If you're using frozen ground pork, when defrosting it, place the frozen ground meat in a colander sitting on top of a bowl. cover with a plastic then leave it in the ref the night before it is going to be used.
If you're feeling a little more adventurous, one variation of this recipe is using thin strips of pork dredged in cornstarch. Sauté the pork strips in hot oil until it browns a bit and then continue on with steps 3 & 4.
For a vegan take on this, replace the pork with cubes of tofu that has been deep fried.
The cooked brown rice may be replaced with cooked egg noodles for a more Oriental feel.
If you want to make this Keto-friendly, just remove the rice.
Nutritional information provided is based on a best guess-timate and will vary depending on the brands you use and other variations you take with this recipe. It is recommended you check your exact measurements to come up with your own figures.