Vietnamese Caramelized Pork & Hidden Pear
with Seasoned Green Beans
Cooking time
25 minutes
Servings
4
Calories
660 /serving
We’re riffing on caramelized pork, a Vietnamese specialty prized for its sticky, slow-cooked qualities. This family-friendly recipe owes its tempting sweetness to grated pear that mingles with ground pork, as well as to sweet soy sauce that kids can’t get enough of.
We will send you:
- 510g Canadian-raised lean ground pork
- 1 Pear
- 1 Lime
- 20g Ginger
- 400g Green beans (or string peas)
- 320g White rice
- 30ml Sweet soy sauce
- 24g Mellow Sesame spices (brown sugar, sea salt, white sesame, garlic, canola oil, ginger, paprika flavour, black pepper, cellulose)
Contains: Sesame • Soy • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Grater
Large pan
Medium pot
Oil
Parchment paper
Peeler
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Sheet pan
Total Fat
20 g
Saturated Fat
6 g
Sodium
980 mg
Total Carb
90 g
Sugars
16 g
Protein
33 g
Fibre
5 g
Preparation
Cook the rice
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- In a medium pot, combine the rice, 2 ½ cups water and a big pinch of salt; bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer, 17 to 20 min., until the rice is tender and the water has been absorbed.
- Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 min. Fluff the rice.
Mise en place
- Meanwhile, remove the stem ends of the green beans; halve crosswise.
- Halve the lime; juice ½ and quarter the remaining ½.
- Peel and grate the ginger.
- Grate the pear.
Roast the green beans
- On a lined sheet pan, toss the green beans with a drizzle of oil, ½ the spices and black pepper.
- Roast, 5 to 8 min., until crisp-tender.
Cook the pork
- Meanwhile, in a large pan, heat a generous drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the ginger and sauté, 30 sec. to 1 min. until fragrant.
- Add the pork* and pear; season with the remaining spices.
- Cook, breaking up the meat, 4 to 6 min., until browned and cooked through.
- Add the soy sauce, lime juice and S&P.
- Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until combined.
Plate your dish
- Divide the rice between your plates.
- Top with the pork and green beans.
- Garnish with the lime wedges. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking ground pork to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
