Sticky, sweet and soo quick to rustle up, this pork stir fry can be on the table in just 25 minutes. Add cashews for a nutty crunch and deeper layer of flavour.
To make the sauce, combine the elements in a bowl and mix well.
Then add the pork, cornflour, salt and pepper to a resealable food bag and close it up. Lay the bag on the counter and turn over, repeatedly and jiggle it about until all the pork gets coated in the cornflour mix.
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Add in the pork pieces and fry for 5-6 minutes turning and stirring regularly until light golden brown all over. Remove using a slotted spoon or turner and set aside on a plate with paper towel.
Add in the onion and carrots. Stir fry for 4 minutes. Then, add back in the pork followed by the sauce and cashews (if everyone will eat them, otherwise add on to servings) and stir until everything is coated in the sauce. Turn heat down to medium and allow to bubble for 1 minute. Stir everything back through the thickened sauce and serve.
Notes
GO GLUTEN-FREE switch soy sauce for Tamari.
BABY & TODDLER
Switch no added sugar and salt ketchup, low-salt soy and don’t add any salt to the cook and use agave (light & mild) instead of honey. Leave out the cashew nuts or crush them up.
BABY-LED WEANING
Carrot should be ok as is, but you can thinly slice it into batons instead. The pork can be served as is.
SPOON FEEDING
6 months
You can purée this stir fry, including a little rice or noodles, in your stick blender pot or food chopper (if you have that one that purées). You’ll need to add some warm, previously boiled water to loosen.
7-9 months
Add some of the stir-fry and a little rice or noodles to your food chopper. Using short sharp pulses, to finely chop, checking and adding a little warm low-salt pork/chicken/vegetable stock to loosen as you go.
10-12 months
Add the stir fry to your food chopper pot. If serving with noodles add a little of those too. Gradually pulse, just a few times then check the consistency. It should lumpy with small pork pieces (no big lumps). Once the consistency is right, empty it into their bowl and if serving with rice, add a little and stir through. If it needs loosening, add a little warm low-salt pork/chicken/veg stock.
12 month + Transitioning Period
Shred the pork pieces using forks and roughly slice through the carrot and onion several times with a sharp knife. Serve alongside rice or noodles (slice through these several times too).
Toddlers
Chop the pork into bite-size pieces, slice larger carrot slices in half and serve alongside or mixed in with some rice or noodles.
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