Bad Pork Chops Turned Into A Delicious Stir-Fry

I bought some good-quality pork chops for a Christmas dinner and put too many in the roasting pan. They didn't get a chance to caramelize and I overcooked them.  They were tough and dry and a huge disappointment.  I had a few left over and decided to try to revive them in another dish.  This attempt was a success!

ON THE CUTTING BOARD:

















Cooked pork chops cut into cubes, clementines, rosemary, garlic, ginger, scallions, red pepper, green pepper, parsley, turkey stock (in freezer and saved from Thanksgiving)

STEP ONE:





Heat a T. of olive oil in a wok or large skillet and add peppercorns. Allow them to sizzle for a minute and add the scallions, garlic, ginger, red pepper, one T of chopped rosemary and a pinch of salt.  Stir on medium high heat for a few minutes until they soften.

STEP TWO:



Cook some rice or quinoa or a combination which is what I did here.

STEP THREE:



Add the clementines and stir fry until they start to char a little.

STEP FOUR:





Add the pork and continue to cook for a few more minutes. Pour in the stock and simmer for another few minutes.

STEP FIVE:






Spoon pork mixture on grains, top with chopped parsley and serve with a salad. I had pea shoots, tomatoes and arugula on hand and threw it all together with a champagne vinegar dressing.

ALLA VOSTRA SALUTE!  WISHING EVERYONE A TASTY, ADVENTUROUS AND DELICIOUS 2017.