Spicy pork with sprouts, sort of pilau
Serves 2
I try to keep my diet really varied and these days don’t eat much pork, but I saw these little tenderloin steaks on offer and decided to get them, although I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do with them. In the fridge I had chillies and brown onions, and a cupboard that almost can’t close with all of the seasonings I hoard. I cut up my pork, onion and chillies and added them to a wide pan still not sure what I wanted to do, but with a pan Asian dish in mind. Then I thought “what about something almost like a pilau?”. I would get tender pork, delicious rice, and lots of nutrition as I can throw all sorts in.
What you’ll need
2 chillies finely chopped
Half a brown onion finely chopped
2 pork loin steaks chopped as small as you like
Two handfuls of sprouts, halved
2 tsp ginger powder
2 tsp five spice
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp sriracha
3 tsp coconut aminos teriyaki sauce (or you can use soy sauce - preferably low sodium)
1L boiled water
4 tsp honey
1.5 cups brown basmati rice
Method
First start with heating a pan with oil (I went for olive oil this time), and adding your pork, onion, and chillies. Fry on a high heat for about 5 minutes until everything has browned slightly.
Boil a lot of water and get your measuring jug ready. Now add your ginger, five spice, garlic, sriracha, coconut aminos teriyaki sauce, and honey.
Give the ingredients a stir and add the water and rice and give it another stir. Cover over for 40 minutes to cook, return to stir and add water if it has completely absorbed into the rice.
After 40 minutes add your sprouts, cover, and cook for a further 10 minutes.
Mix, plate, and enjoy.
Pork is considered very high in fat compared to leaner meats such as chicken and turkey. However, with pork you get the benefits of not only protein to help build and heal muscle throughout the body, but also B vitamins, Iron, and Zinc. Each essential to different important bodily functions, serving thyroid, brain, blood, and immune system health. If you want to incorporate more pork into your diet but stay on the lower end of the calorie scale, consider cuts such as a tenderloin or loin chops.
The addition of brussel sprouts provides antioxidants, fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K, and inti-inflammatory properties, aiding in blood sugar regulation, immune system strengthening, the reduction of some chronic diseases, blood health, bone health, and digestive health.
***If you are thinking about a major diet change, please consult your GP first and do your research***
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