Pork Strips with Peanut Sauce and Rice Noodles
Description
Flavorful addition to light and quick to make stir-fry recipes.
Rice noodles soak up liquid quickly, so, if you are not serving immediately, reserve
about 1/4 cup of the cooked sauce, and add to remaining pork mixture just before serving, tossing gently.
Yield: 4 servings.
Rice noodles soak up liquid quickly, so, if you are not serving immediately, reserve
about 1/4 cup of the cooked sauce, and add to remaining pork mixture just before serving, tossing gently.
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients
1/2 cup boiling water
1/4 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
1 teaspoon chile paste with garlic (such as sambal oelek)
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
cooking spray
2 cups red bell pepper strips
4 (4-ounce) boneless loin pork chops, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 (6-ounce) package rice noodles
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
lime wedges (optional)
1/4 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
1 teaspoon chile paste with garlic (such as sambal oelek)
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
cooking spray
2 cups red bell pepper strips
4 (4-ounce) boneless loin pork chops, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 (6-ounce) package rice noodles
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
lime wedges (optional)
Instructions
1. Combine the first 11 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth; set aside.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with cooking spray. Add red bell pepper and pork; cook 6 minutes or until pork is done. Add peanut butter mixture, stirring well to coat pork; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 1 minute.
3. Cook noodles according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain. Add noodles to pork mixture, tossing gently. Sprinkle with onions. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat the pan with cooking spray. Add red bell pepper and pork; cook 6 minutes or until pork is done. Add peanut butter mixture, stirring well to coat pork; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 1 minute.
3. Cook noodles according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain. Add noodles to pork mixture, tossing gently. Sprinkle with onions. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.
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