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:
covered percent of daily need
