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Spicy pork and eggplant

Check out our variations for our healthier pork and eggplant recipe for two - you can make it vegan and gluten free.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 5 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 spring onion
  • 200g pork mince
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 small eggplant, cut in 2cm cubes
  • ½ cup reduced-salt chicken stock
  • 2 teaspoons reduced-salt soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
  • 5cm piece ginger, sliced roughly
  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 2 cups prepared coleslaw mix (omit dressing)
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1½ cups cooked brown rice, warmed
  • chilli flakes or fresh chilli, to garnish (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a pan, heat 2 teaspoons of the sesame oil over medium-high. Add spring onion, pork and garlic. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add eggplant, stock, soy sauce, sweet chilli sauce, ginger and 1 cup water and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 15 minutes, until eggplant is soft and collapsing.

    2 Add baby spinach and combine well, stirring until wilted. Remove from heat. In a bowl, combine remaining sesame oil and lemon juice then stir through coleslaw.

    3 Serve pork with warmed rice and slaw. Garnish with chilli flakes or fresh chilli, if desired.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check soy sauce, stock and chilli sauce are gluten free.

    Make it vegan: Substitute pork mince with TVP or ‘No Meat Mince’ and use Massel vegan stock.

    HFG tip

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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