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Thai Pork and Vegetable Curry Dinner
Make weeknight dinner fast and easy. Here's a main course recipe and three suggestions for rounding it out into a complete meal. Find out how to effortlessly dress up starters, sides, and desserts to fit the meal's main course.
Main dish
Thai Pork and Vegetable Curry
Ingredients
- 1-1/3 cups dried orzo (about 8 ounces)
- 12 ounces pork tenderloin or lean boneless pork
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 8 ounces green beans, bias-sliced into 1 1/2-inch pieces (2 cups)*
- 1 red sweet pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips
- 2 green onions, bias-sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
- 1 14-ounce can unsweetened lite coconut milk
- 4 teaspoons bottled curry paste
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
View recipe details 1. Cook orzo according to package directions. Drain and keep warm. Thinly slice pork into bite-size pieces.
2. Pour 1 tablespoon of the oil into a large nonstick skillet. Preheat over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook and stir about 4 minutes or until no pink remains. Remove from skillet.
3. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to skillet. Add green beans; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add sweet pepper and green onions; cook and stir about 2 minutes more or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add coconut milk, curry paste, and sugar. Reduce heat to low, stirring until combined. Stir in cooked pork and lime juice; heat through. Serve over hot orzo.
4. Makes 4 servings
5. *Note: A 9-ounce package of frozen cut green beans, thawed, can be substituted for the fresh beans. Add them to the skillet along with the sweet pepper and onions; cook as directed.
Side dishes
Bring chicken broth to a boil. Add dashes of lime juice, fish sauce, and some hot sauce. Stir in bite-size pieces of chicken breast; cook 1 minute. Stir in fresh cilantro and mint if desired.
Rice NoodlesCook rice or bean thread noodles according to package directions; serve with curry.
Coconut Rice with MangoStir some salt and cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez) into hot cooked rice. Serve with pieces of mango.
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clw93001045548 wrote:
this was wonderful- i tweaked the recipe a little b/c i love basmati rice w/it instead of the orzo- and next time i will try it with chicken or tilapia!
8/28/2007 11:54 AM CDT
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forbici wrote:
would love more recipes with mangoes! always looking for healthy kid ideas with fruit and veggies1 gotta hide them well tho'. finnicky kids! thanx so muc for ideas! marty
4/16/2007 12:26 PM CDT
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druidbear wrote:
this was a great recipe
3/30/2007 2:19 AM CDT
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