Serves: 4
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Nutrition per serving:
Kcal – 303
Fat – 11g
Carbs – 22g
Protein – 28g
WHAT YOU NEED
14 oz. (400g) pork tenderloin
1 tbsp. potato starch
Scant ½ cup (100g) white rice
2/3 cup (135ml) pineapple chucks, in juice (keep the juice)
1 red bell pepper, sliced
½ onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves
½ chili pepper
1-inch fresh ginger, grated
2 tbsp. coconut oil
2 spring onions, chopped, to serve
For the Sauce:
1/3 cup (180ml) pineapple juice from can
5 tbsp. soy sauce
3 tbsp. rice vinegar
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
Wash the meat, dry it, and cut them into the thinnest slices possible. Season with salt and pepper, and coat in potato flour.
Cook the rice according to instructions. Drain the pineapple but keep some of the juices for the sauce. Cut the peppers into strips, and cut the onion into feathers. Half the chili, remove the seeds, then finely chop. Peel and grate the ginger.
Prepare the sauce by mixing all sauce ingredients in a bowl.
In a wok or large pan, heat 1 tablespoon of coconut oil, and stir fry all the vegetables (pepper, onion, garlic, chili, ginger) over high heat for about 3 minutes. Add the drained pineapple and fry together for another 2 minutes, then transfer everything onto the plate.
Add a second spoon of oil to the pan and fry the tenderloin on high heat for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Put the vegetables back into the pan and mix, then add the sauce. Cook over high heat for about 2 minutes until the sauce thickens, in the meantime mix now and then.
Sprinkle with chopped spring onions and serve with rice.
KEY BENEFITS OF PINEAPPLE
Health benefits of Pineapple fruit 1 Fresh pineapple is low in calories. Nonetheless, it is a storehouse for several unique health promoting compounds, minerals, and vitamins that are essential for optimum health. 2 100 g fruit provides just about 50 calories; equivalent to that of apples. Its flesh contains no saturated fats or cholesterol. 3 Pineapple fruit contains a proteolytic enzyme bromelain that digests food by breaking down protein. Bromelain also has anti-inflammatory, anti-clotting and anti-cancer properties.
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