Looking for a filling dinner recipe? Then check out this Asian-style pork loin dish cooked with kasha and veggies in just 45 minutes!
Ginger Pork and Kasha
- Prep Time 40 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup teriyaki sauce
- 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot or 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 3/4 lb boneless pork loin, cut into thin strips
- 1/2 cup uncooked buckwheat kernels or groats (kasha)
- 1 egg white
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 2 medium carrots, thinly sliced (1 cup)
- 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix teriyaki sauce, gingerroot and garlic. Stir in pork. Cover; refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes to marinate.
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Step2Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix kasha and egg white. In 8-inch skillet, cook kasha mixture over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until kernels separate and dry. Transfer kasha to medium bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over kasha; let stand 10 to 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
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Step3Remove pork from marinade; reserve marinade. In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook pork in oil about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until no longer pink. Stir in carrots. Cover; cook 2 to 3 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Stir in bell pepper. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until bell pepper is crisp-tender.
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Step4In small bowl, mix reserved marinade, 1/2 cup water and the cornstarch; stir into pork mixture. Heat to boiling. Boil 1 minute, stirring frequently. Stir in kasha; cook until thoroughly heated.
Nutrition
230
Calories
6g
Total Fat
24g
Protein
20g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 7%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 1000mg
- 42%
- Potassium
- 560mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 20g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 24g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 80%
- 80%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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