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





