Meat Lite: Spicy Cashew Pork

Need a gluten free and dairy free side dish? Meat Lite: Spicy Cashew Pork could be a super recipe to try. For $2.19 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 4 servings with 346 calories, 15g of protein, and 24g of fat each. 12 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from Serious Eats requires salted cashews, tamarind paste, dried chile flakes, and stock. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns an awesome spoonacular score of 81%. Meat Lite: Black Bean and Cashew Chicken Chili, Meat Lite: Pinto and Pork Tacos, and Meat Lite: Pork and Mustard-Cream Cabbage are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

3 baby bok choy, thinly sliced

1 large carrot, diced small

1/2 teaspoon dried chile flakes

3 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 pound ground pork

Juice of 1 small lime

2 tablespoons white miso paste

1 tablespoon peanut oil

1/2 cup cashews (roasted and salted or raw--whichever you prefer), roughly chopped

3 scallions, green and white parts sliced and separated

1 1/2 cups stock or broth (chicken, pork, vegetable or mushroom)

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate or tamarind paste

Equipment:

frying pan

wooden spoon

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

Procedures 1 Heat the oil in large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the pork and cook to brown the meat, about 5 minutes. While the pork browns, break it into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Add the sliced white parts of the scallions and the garlic, and sauté for about 30 seconds. Add the carrot and bok choy, and stir fry the vegetables and aromatics for about 1 minute. 2 Whisk together the sugar, miso paste, tamarind concentrate, stock and lime juice. Pour over the vegetables and pork. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the liquid thickens. 3 Add the green parts of the scallions and the chopped cashews. Serve over cooked rice or rice noodles.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat the oil in large sauté pan over medium-high heat.

2. Add the pork and cook to brown the meat, about 5 minutes. While the pork browns, break it into small pieces with a wooden spoon.

3. Add the sliced white parts of the scallions and the garlic, and sauté for about 30 seconds.

4. Add the carrot and bok choy, and stir fry the vegetables and aromatics for about 1 minute.

5. Whisk together the sugar, miso paste, tamarind concentrate, stock and lime juice.

6. Pour over the vegetables and pork. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the liquid thickens.

7. Add the green parts of the scallions and the chopped cashews.

8. Serve over cooked rice or rice noodles.


Nutrition Information:

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346k Calories
14g Protein
24g Total Fat
19g Carbs
27% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
346k
17%

Fat
24g
37%

  Saturated Fat
6g
42%

Carbohydrates
19g
6%

  Sugar
9g
10%

Cholesterol
40mg
14%

Sodium
885mg
38%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
14g
29%

Vitamin A
7142IU
143%

Vitamin C
42mg
51%

Vitamin B1
0.5mg
33%

Vitamin K
29µg
28%

Selenium
17µg
24%

Copper
0.47mg
24%

Phosphorus
215mg
22%

Vitamin B6
0.34mg
17%

Magnesium
67mg
17%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Iron
2mg
15%

Manganese
0.3mg
15%

Calcium
134mg
13%

Vitamin B2
0.22mg
13%

Fiber
2g
12%

Potassium
399mg
11%

Vitamin B5
0.69mg
7%

Vitamin B12
0.4µg
7%

Folate
26µg
7%

Vitamin E
0.98mg
7%

covered percent of daily need
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