Sesame Pork and Green Beans + VIDEO (keto options)
This Sesame Pork Stir-Fry is a healthy, hearty meal ready that’s in under 30 minutes! Serve with rice or cauliflower rice for a full meal.
Let me just set the scene for you. You just walked in the door, exhausted. Maybe you shuffled kids from place to place, all day. Maybe you’ve been at the office. Maybe you have done a bit of both.
As you’re corralling your family into the house, kids are yelling, homework is flying, and you hear the dreaded question — “what’s for dinner?”
“Dinner?” you think. “Oh dear, I haven’t gotten that far yet!”
If this is you, I have a solution. This sesame pork chop stir-fry! This dish is simple, wholesome, ready in under 30 minutes, and requires only one pan. It is the ultimate solution for a busy night!
What’s in the Sesame Pork Stir-Fry?
For the pork chop stir-fry itself, you’ll need:
- Olive oil
- Sesame oil
- Boneless pork chops
- Fresh green beans
And for the homemade pork stir-fry sauce, you’ll need:
- Soy sauce
- Brown sugar
- Rice vinegar
- Sesame oil
- Garlic
- Fresh ginger
- Sriracha (optional)
How to Make Sesame Pork Stir-Fry
This is such an easy pork stir-fry recipe. Here’s how it’s made:
- Slicing the boneless pork chops into nice, slim pieces. You want to make sure you slice them fairly evenly and not too thick so they cook quickly.
- Sauté the pork in a large skillet for 3-4 minutes on each side until they have a nice gold color.
- Once the meat is cooked, pour in the homemade sesame sauce.
- Add several handfuls of fresh green beans.
- Stir the mixture well so the sauce coats the pork and beans, then cover and reduce the heat to low and allow the mixture to cook for 5 minutes.
Voila! There you go! A healthy, hearty delicious dinner ready in under 30 minutes! Serve this over rice for a perfectly well rounded meal.
Can This Recipe Be Made Keto-Friendly?
Yes, to make the pork stir-fry sauce keto-friendly simply substitute the brown sugar with brown sugar swerve.
Tips for Making Pork Chop Stir-Fry
- Slice the boneless pork chops evenly so that each piece cooks at an even rate.
- I added fresh green beans to my sesame pork stir-fry, but you’re welcome to add another vegetable, if desired.
- You can whisk together the pork stir-fry sauce in advance and keep it in the fridge for a few days until you’re ready to quickly cook up the stir-fry.
More Asian Keto Recipes:
- Keto Sesame Chicken-Stir Fry
- Keto Kung Pao Chicken
- Sesame Shrimp Skewers
- Orange Sesame Chicken Skewers
- Keto Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Get the Recipe: Sesame Pork and Green Beans
Ingredients
For the stir-fry:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1.5 pounds boneless pork chops
- 3 cups green beans
For the sesame sauce:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar, (or monkfruit brown sugar for a keto option)
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon sriracha, optional
- 1 tablespoon corn starch dissolved in 1 tablespoon hot water, optional
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil and sesame oil in a large skillet to medium heat.
- Carefully slice the boneless pork chops into thin slices.
- Allow the meat to cook 3-4 minutes, without stirring, to give the meat a chance to brown.
- Stir and cook 3-4 additional minutes until pork is cooked though.
- In a small measuring cup, add the sesame sauce ingredients and stir well.
- Pour the sauce into the skillet, add the green beans and stir well.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cover, cook 5 more minutes.
- Optional: If you would like to thicken the sauce, combine 1 tablespoon corn starch with 1 tablespoon hot water until it is dissolved completely. Add to the skillet the last minute of cooking and stir well.
Notes
That looks so easy and so delicious! I love family meals that are quick especially on those days when the schedule is jam packed.
It is so funny after working on a recipe all day to go and grab my daughter from school and realize “I did not make a recipe that can be considered dinner!” She would love this and I know my husband would, too!
Haha! My answer is usually “pancakes” or we’re lucky to have a meal in the freezer somewhere! I love how you reinvented pork chops by slicing them! We always end up with so many pork chops and we LOVE sesame anything!
I’m sitting at Starbucks STARVING right now and I want to dig right into that dish! This looks so good and I love that you sliced up the pork chops and added all those Asian flavors – I always make pork chops the same way and this is such a good twist. Need to try this!
This looks incredible! I’ve never made sesame pork but I’ve bookmarked it to try later. 🙂 And my husband will be so happy about the green beans. He normally has to make his veggies himself. 😉
Woah, this sounds amazing! We love pork chops for quick and easy weeknight meals around here, and I am totally digging this sesame pork. We’ll have to give this one a shot next week. Thanks for sharing! #client
Thank you for the nice recipe
Oohh! This is a perfect weeknight meal! YUM!!
This looks really sensational – nutritious, satisfying and seriously delicious, too! Total win! Oh yeah – and the “under 30 minutes” part? Count me in!!! We’re crazy-busy around dinnertime right now, with all the kids’ spring sports and activities, so healthy, quick dinners are a total must! Love this – definitely pinning to share! 😀
That scene that you just described sounds like my house nearly everyday! I can’t wait to try this one, Annie. Quick, easy, and wholesome are right up my alley!
Ha! My answer is usually popcorn. I’m lazy. 😉 Loving this dish, girlfriend! Seriously, this looks crazy delicious! Love the sesame sauce with pork chops and green beans! This is one hella delicious 30 minute meal! Cheers!
What a fabulous weeknight meal! I love green beans. 🙂
Love how easy this is!! And looks delicious too. I feel like I never make pork because I’m never quite sure what to do with it… but I definitely need to start buying it more often. A stir fry type dish is the perfect use!
You set the stage perfectly at my house! haha 30 minute meals are the best and we’re big fans of pork chops. I love that they’re healthy and they cook up quick. The flavors you have going on here sound incredible!