Stir-Fried Pork with Asparagus

• 2 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
• 3 or 4 small dried red chiles, optional
• 1 pound boneless pork, preferably shoulder or tenderloin, thinly sliced or cut into 1/2-inch chunks
• 2 cups trimmed pencil-thin asparagus, cut into 1-inch-long pieces
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup sliced scallion
• 1/2 cup chicken stock, preferably homemade (page 160), or water
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil, optional

1. Have all the ingredients ready, including cooked white rice if youre planning to serve it.
2. Preheat a large skillet over high heat for about 2 minutes.
3. Immediately add half the peanut oil, the chiles if youre using them, and the pork, spreading it in one even layer.
4. Cook, stirring only occasionally, until the pork browns, about 3 minutes.
5. Transfer the pork to a bowl (discard the chiles) and lower the heat slightly.
6. Add the remaining oil and the asparagus to the skillet.
7. Again, cook, stirring occasionally, until the asparagus turns bright green and begins to become tender, 3 or 4 minutes.
8. Add the garlic, ginger, and scallion and cook, stirring once or twice, for 30 seconds.
9. Add the stock and soy sauce, stir, and cook for 15 seconds.
10. Add the sesame oil if you like and serve.

peanut, red chiles, pork, thin, garlic, fresh ginger, scallion, chicken stock, soy sauce, dark sesame oil

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/stir-fried-pork-with-asparagus-386334 (may not work)