with Bell Pepper & Candied Peanuts

Yield: 2

Sweet-and-savory dinner bliss is only 30 minutes away! In this recipe, pork, pepper, and onion are coated in a sumptuous, sweet chili sauce, and peanuts are transformed into the perfect crunchy topping, along with citrusy cilantro. Everything comes together over a bed of fluffy lime-scented rice.
Prep: 5 Cook: 30

• 1bell pepper
• ¼oz cilantro
• 10oz ground pork
• 1onion
• 1lime
• ¾cup jasmine rice
• ½oz peanuts
• 4TBS sweet soy glaze
• 1oz sweet Thai chili sauce
• salt & pepper
• 1tsp sugar
• 1TBS cooking oil
• 2TBS butter

Prep:

Wash and dry produce.

Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Zest and quarter lime. Finely chop cilantro.

Cook rice:

In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.

Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Candy peanuts:

While rice cooks, heat a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add peanuts, 2 TBS water, and 1 tsp sugar. Cook, stirring often, until water has evaporated, and peanuts are coated and lightly toasted, 3- to 5-minutes.

Turn off heat, transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.

Cook veggies:

Heat a large drizzle of oil in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and onion, season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until tender and lightly browned, 6- to 9-minutes.

Transfer veggies to a plate.

Cook pork:

Add a drizzle of oil to same pan over medium-high heat. Add pork, season with salt and pepper. Using a spatula, press into an even layer. Cook, undisturbed, until browned on bottom, 3- to 4-minutes.

Break up meat into pieces and continue cooking until pork is cooked through, 2- to 4-minutes.

Stir in veggies, then add soy glaze, chili sauce, and 1 TBS butter. Cook, stirring, until mixture is thoroughly coated, 1- to 2-minutes more.

Finish & serve:

Fluff rice with a fork, stir in 1 TBS butter and lime zest to taste. Season with salt.

Divide rice between bowls and top with pork mixture, peanuts, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges on the side.