Five-spice pork with shiitake and sugar snap rice

Author: Chrissy Freer - B App Sc Nut, Grad Cert Human Nut

Photographer: Mark O'Meara

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Serves: 6 (4 dinners + 2 lunches)

Time to make: 32 mins , plus 20 mins marinating

Hands-on time: 20 mins

Ingredients

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1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 teaspoon Chinese five spice

2 x 350g pork fillets

spray oil

2 onions, cut in wedges

3cm-piece fresh ginger, peeled, cut in thin batons

100g fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced

300g button mushrooms, sliced

250g sugar snap peas, trimmed

200g snow peas, trimmed, halved diagonally

4 cups cooked brown rice

2 tablespoons gluten-free tamari sauce

sliced spring onions, to garnish

Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine sesame oil and five spice in a shallow ceramic or glass dish. Add pork and turn to coat. Cover and set aside to marinate for 20 minutes.

2 Place a large frying pan over a high heat. Cook pork for 1 minute each side or until golden. Transfer to a baking tray, roast for 10-12 more minutes (for medium), or until cooked to your liking.

3 Remove from oven, cover loosely with tinfoil and set aside to rest for 5 minutes. Slice into 1cm-thick slices.

4 Meanwhile, spray a large wok with oil and place over a high heat. Stir-fry onion for 2 minutes, add ginger and stir-fry for 1 more minute. Add mushrooms and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until golden. Add peas and stir-fry for 2 minutes or until just cooked. Add rice and tamari then toss together for 1-2 minutes or until rice is heated through.

5 Serve pork on rice. Garnish with spring onions.

NOTE: Nutrition information, time to make and costings apply to main dinner recipe only.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check five spice is gluten free.

Lunch tomorrow: Asian pork salad

Serves 2
Cost per serve $7.24
Time to make 5 minutes

2 cups baby spinach
2 serves leftover Five spice pork with shiitake and sugar snap rice
1 teaspoon lightly toasted sesame seeds
2 teaspoons gluten-free tamari sauce, to drizzle

Step 1 Add baby spinach to leftover pork, shiitake and sugar snap rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and drizzle with tamari.

Step 2 Serve cold or warm gently in a microwave for 1 1/2–2 minutes.

Dairy free, high fibre, high iron
1810kJ/433cal, 34g protein, 12g total fat, 3g sat fat, 50g carbs, 7g sugars, 7g fibre, 610mg sodium, 100mg calcium, 5.5mg iron

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 416 cal

Kilojoules 1740 kJ

Protein 32 g

Total fat 12 g

Saturated fat 3 g

Carbohydrates 45 g

Sugar 7 g

Dietary fibre 6 g

Sodium 270 mg

Calcium 70 mg

Iron 5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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