Szechuan pork

Szechuan pork

You won’t miss your Chinese takeaway once you’ve tucked into this hearty, budget-friendly szechuan pork recipe.

Szechuan pork

  • Serves icon Serves 4
  • Time icon Hands on time 10 mins, plus 15 mins cooking time

You won’t miss your Chinese takeaway once you’ve tucked into this hearty, budget-friendly szechuan pork recipe.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
643kcals
Fat
22.5g (11.3g saturated)
Protein
32.8g
Carbohydrates
77g (4.7g sugars)
Salt
1.6g

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 2 shallots, finely sliced
  • 2.5cm piece fresh ginger, sliced
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • 500g pork mince
  • 2 tsp Szechuan peppercorns, crushed (available in Sainsbury’s, Tesco or oriental grocers)
  • 1 tsp Chinese five-spice
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 lime
  • 350g basmati rice
  • 165ml can coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
  • Spring onions, finely sliced, to serve
  • Ginger, finely sliced, to serve
  • Red chilli, finely sliced, to serve
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Method

  1. Heat the groundnut oil in a pan or wok and fry the shallots with the ginger and chilli for a couple of minutes.
  2. Add the pork mince and quickly brown, then stir in the Szechuan peppercorns and Chinese five-spice and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the soy sauce, honey and lime juice and cook for 5 minutes more.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the rice in a pan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes. Drain and return to the pan over a low heat with the coconut milk until it is absorbed.
  4. Stir the coriander into the mince and serve on a bed of coconut rice. Garnish with some the spring onions.

Nutrition

Calories
643kcals
Fat
22.5g (11.3g saturated)
Protein
32.8g
Carbohydrates
77g (4.7g sugars)
Salt
1.6g

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