Spicy Szechwan Pork Stew (Low Fat & Low Calorie)

Submitted by wife2abadge

"With 264 calories and 9 g fat per serving, this is healthy and tasty too."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 6 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces with green and white parts separated
• 2 lbs pork loin, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 1⁄2 cups water
• 1⁄3 cup soy sauce
• 1⁄3 cup dry sherry
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon five-spice powder
• 6 medium carrots, cut into thin bite-sized strips
• 1⁄4 cup cold water
• 3 tablespoons flour

directions

1. In a 4-quart Dutch oven, brown meat and garlic in oil.
2. Drain and add the white onion pieces, 2 1/2 cups water, soy sauce, sherry, ginger, red pepper, fennel, and five-spice powder.
3. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to simmer.
4. Simmer 30 minutes, add carrots and return to a boil.
5. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 35 minutes or til meat and carrots are tender.
6. Skim off fat.
7. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup cold water and flour.
8. Stir into the meat mixture and add green onion parts.
9. Cook and stir til thickened and bubbly.
10. Cook at stir 1 minute more.
11. Serve over rice or noodles.

Reviews

[Plainbil]

I made this dish last night . Served it over brown rice.It was a very nice meal.Thanks.

 

[BrownAyez]

I made this as listed and served it over jasmine rice. Everyone loved it!! I kind of think the Nutrition Facts are misleading on this recipe because it seems to be pretty lowfat. According to the pork industry, "based on a 3-ounce cooked serving...boneless loin has 147 calories and 5.3 grams of fat." Allowing for the cookdown of the raw meat, this does yield about 6 4-ounce servings so the "fat computation" is lost on me!! Oh well, thanks for sharing :-)

 

[Pat M]

Again, over 22 fat grams per serving is not "lowfat". One third of a pound of pork per person is too much. Perhaps one pound of pork total would help. Those of us who need to eat lowfat have to be wary of the word "lowfat" in recipe titles and always check the nutrition info. There is nothing wrong with higher fat recipes and thanks to those who create and share them - they're tasty! We just need to be aware.