Sweet chilli pork & veggie stir-fry with jasmine rice & cashews recipe

Sweet chilli pork & veggie stir-fry with jasmine rice & cashews

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Large pot or rice cooker
  • 1 Small bowl
  • 1 Frypan

Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 cup / 200 g jasmine rice

Sauce

  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 orange juice
  • 2 tbsp / 30 ml soy sauce or gluten-free tamari
  • 4 tbsp / ¼ cup sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 2 tsp / 10 ml apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp cornflour

Stir-fry

  • 500 g pork sirloin or chicken breast, boneless, skinless
  • ¼ cup cornflour
  • ¼ red cabbage
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 cup / 60 g frozen green beans
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil

To finish

  • 1 bunch coriander optional
  • ¼ cup / 40 g cashews or peanuts optional

Instructions

Cook rice

  1. In a large pot over high heat add 1 cup jasmine rice and 310 ml or 1 ¼ cup of water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Simmer for 12 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. Fluff rice with a fork.

Make sauce

  1. Meanwhile, peel and mince 1 tsp ginger and 2 cloves garlic. Juice 1 orange. In a small bowl, whisk to combine ginger, garlic, orange juice, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 4 tbsp sweet chilli sauce, 1 tbsp honey, 2 tsp apple cider vinegar and 1 tsp cornflour.

Prep stir-fry

  1. Slice 500 g pork sirloin into thin strips. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with ¼ cup cornflour and toss to coat. Finely slice ¼ red cabbage. Peel and julienne the 1 carrot.

Cook stir-fry

  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frypan over very high heat. Add the pork and cook for 3-4 minutes, until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add the cabbage, carrot and 1 cup frozen green beans to the pan and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Then stir in sauce and cook for 1 minute, until slightly thickened. Add the pork and any resting juices back into the pan and toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

To finish

  1. Pick the leaves and roughly chop 1 bunch coriander, discarding the stems. Roughly chop ¼ cup cashews or peanuts.

To serve

  1. Divide jasmine rice between bowls and top with the sweet chilli pork and veggie stir-fry. Top with cashews and garnish with the coriander.

Nutrition

Calories: 515kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 766mg | Potassium: 927mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 18g | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 3mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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