General Wow's Pork

Happily, I've gotten through half of my sugar busting week ok. Part of my strategy has been to cook satisfying tasty meals rather than attempting to snack my way through mealtime. And, in order to facilitate that strategy, I've been keeping a lot of fresh veg and meat handy. Tonight's impromptu pleasure was a healthy version of general tsao pork. Here's what I did, and apologies in advance for no photos (it's all eaten already).

1/2 lb. pork, cut into 1-2" pieces
2 T flour
2 t garlic powder
soy sauce
salt
pepper
canola oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 T slivered fresh ginger
thai chilis or sliced jalapenos to taste
1/2 cup onion, chopped into 1" pieces
1/2 cup green pepper (more is cool too), chopped into 1" pieces
lots of broccoli
water
1 T sambal oelek (a jarred asian chili sauce that has a nice vinegar and garlic flavor to it)
1-2 T oyster sauce
zest from 1/2 orange
juice from 1 orange
lemon juice

The ingredients list admittedly is kind of long, but it's stuff that can be used frequently in bits. Really this is an attempt to codify mixing a little of this and that and voila.

The meat. Marinate with some soy sauce and some pepper for as long as convenient. Mix flour, garlic powder, and some salt. Dredge pork in the flour mixture. Heat, say, 4 T of oil at medium-high and fry pork so each side is nicely seared and meat is cooked through. Remove and set aside.

In the same pan, using the same oil, add garlic, onion, green peppers, broccoli, ginger, and chilis or jalapeno. Stir fry for a few minutes, about the time it takes for the onion to soften. Pour in some water, maybe 3 T worth so it gets all steamy. Add oyster sauce, sambal, and orange juice. Mix around until desired consistency is achieved, add more water if needed. Return meat to pan and incorporate with stir fry. Take off heat, mix in orange zest and lemon juice. Salt to taste.

It's good.