Spicy Jerk Pork with Pepper Fried Rice

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Spicy Jerk Pork with Pepper Fried Rice
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
4

Ingredients

  • 2 - 3 teaspoon curry powder

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon dry white wine or dry sherry

  • 12 ounce pork tenderloin, thinly sliced crosswise

  • 3 tablespoon peanut or vegetable oil

  • 2 red, orange, and/or yellow sweet peppers, cut into bite-size pieces

  • 1 banana pepper, sliced crosswise and seeded, if desired

  • 3 cup cold cooked long grain rice*

  • Fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley

  • Lime halves or wedges

Directions

  1. In a small bowl combine curry powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and ginger. In a separate small bowl combine soy sauce and wine; set aside.

  2. Place pork in a resealable plastic bag. Add spice mixture to bag. Seal bag; toss to coat.

  3. Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch stainless-steel skillet over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes within 2 seconds of contact. Swirl in 1 Tbsp. of peanut oil, add pork and stir-fry 2 minutes or until pork is no longer pink. Remove pork from skillet. Swirl in another Tbsp. of oil. Add peppers; stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes. Remove peppers from pan. Add remaining 1 Tbsp. of oil and rice; stir-fry 2 minutes, breaking up rice with spatula until heated through. Swirl in soy sauce mixture. Return pork and peppers to pan; stir-fry 1 minute until heated through. To serve, sprinkle with parsley. Pass lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

368 Calories
13g Fat
39g Carbs
22g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Calories 368
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 13g 17%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 600mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 39g 14%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 22g
Vitamin C 88.2mg 441%
Calcium 31mg 2%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Potassium 576mg 12%
Folate, total 39.6mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.4mcg
Vitamin B-6 1mg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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