Ginger Lime Pork with Coconut Rice at home
- Yield 3
- Prep 18 minutes
- Cook 12 minutes
- Total 30 minutes
Ginger Lime Pork with Coconut Rice at home is a pork recipe on Avoteb. The yield on the card is 3. Plan on 30 minutes from start to plate. The amounts and the method are both on this page.
Ingredients
Yield: 3 servings
- 1 batch coconut rice*
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts separated)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 tablespoons minced or grated fresh ginger
- 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon sriracha, or more/less to taste
- fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper
- toppings: chopped peanuts, extra lime wedges, chopped fresh herbs (cilantro, mint, and/or Thai basil)
Method
Leave the coconut rice. Prepare the coconut rice as directed.
Sauté. While the rice is cooking, heat the oil over a hot burner in a large sauté pan. Tip in the white parts of the scallions, garlic, ginger and sauté for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Tip in the pork and use a wooden spoon to stir and break it up as it cooks.
Tip in the sauce. Once the pork is no longer pink, add in the brown sugar, lime juice, sriracha and stir until evenly combined. Let the pork continue to cook, undisturbed, for 2 minutes or until it caramelizes on the bottom. Whisk then let the pork cook undisturbed for 1-2 more minutes or until it caramelizes on the bottom.
Salt Taste and season with salt and pepper and/or extra sriracha as needed.
Plate Plate warm over the coconut rice, garnished with your desired toppings. Enjoy!
