Caramelized Pork Over Lettuce

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup pork and 1 cup lettuce mixture)

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  sugar
• 2  tablespoons  water
• 2  tablespoons  fish sauce
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  vegetable oil, divided
• Cooking spray
• 1 1/2  pounds  boned pork loin, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1  (10 1/2-ounce) can low-salt chicken broth
• 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
• 1  (3-inch) cinnamon stick
• 2  cups  (2-inch) sliced green onions
• 6  cups  shredded romaine lettuce
• 1/4  cup  rice vinegar
• 1/4  cup  thinly sliced fresh basil
• 1/4  cup  minced fresh cilantro

Preparation

Place the sugar in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat; cook 5 minutes or until golden (do not stir). Add water and fish sauce (mixture will splatter); remove from heat.

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet coated with cooking spray over high heat. Add pork, and cook 4 minutes or until browned on all sides. Remove pork from skillet. Stir broth into skillet, scraping skillet to loosen browned bits. Return pork to pan; add the caramelized sugar mixture, black pepper, and cinnamon stick, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours or until pork is tender. Remove from skillet, and keep warm.

Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in skillet; add green onions. Sauté 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Add to pork mixture; keep warm.

Combine shredded lettuce, rice vinegar, basil, and cilantro in a large bowl, and toss well. Serve pork mixture over lettuce mixture.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

234 (39% from fat)

Fat:

10g (sat 3.3g,mono 4.2g,poly 1.5g)

Protein:

25.8g

Carbohydrate:

8.7g

Fiber:

2.2g

Cholesterol:

69mg

Iron:

2.2mg

Sodium:

618mg

Calcium:

60mg