Lunch: Pork and Stir-Fried Vegetables with Spicy Asian Sauce Recipe | Myrecipes

Use your favorite sliced vegetables in place of the zucchini and bell pepper; mushrooms and water chestnuts would also be good. To round out the meal, serve with quick-cooking rice stick noodles.

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Sesame Seeds

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Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon canola oil
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
1 cup presliced zucchini
1 cup presliced red bell pepper
1 teaspoon bottled ground fresh ginger (such as Spice World)
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

Heat canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Combine hoisin sauce and next 4 ingredients (through ground red pepper), stirring until blended; set side. Add pork to pan; sprinkle with black pepper and salt. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from pan. Add sesame oil to pan. Add zucchini, bell pepper, and ginger; stir-fry 4 minutes or until bell pepper is tender. Stir in onions and pork. Add hoisin mixture to pan; toss to coat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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