Jerk pork with rice and beans
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Long-grain rice |
| 1 | can | (15-oz) pinto beans; drained and rinsed |
| 2 | cups | Fresh pineapple; diced |
| ¼ | cup | Green onion; sliced |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lime juice |
| 1 | tablespoon | Apricot preserves |
| REST: : | ||
| 1 | Pork tenderloin; (3/4 to 1 lb.) | |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vegetable oil; divided |
| ½ | cup | Onion; finely chopped |
| ¼ | cup | Apricot preserves |
| 2 | tablespoons | Jerk sauce |
| ½ | cup | Chicken broth; defatted* |
| 1 | Ripe papaya; sliced | |
Directions
RICE AND BEANS
FRESH PINEAPPLE RELISH
1. Make Rice and Beans: Cook rice according to package directions. Stir in drained beans and heat.
2. Make Pineapple Relish: Combine all ingredients in bowl.
3. Cut pork into 8 equal pieces. Between 2 sheets of wax paper, press pieces ½ inch thick. Sprinkle with salt. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook, 6 minutes per side until heated through. Transfer to plate.
4. Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet. Add onion and cook until softened, 5 minutes. Stir in preserves, jerk sauce and broth; boil 1 minute. Spoon over pork and papaya.
*To defat broth: Freeze the broth for 30 minutes until fat solidifies on th surface. Remove fat from surface with a slotted spoon.
Per serving: 1038 Calories; 12g Fat (10% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 232g Carbohydrate; 1mg Cholesterol; 1676mg Sodium NOTES : If you thought swearing off ribs meant no more juicy, flavorful pork, think again! Lean tenderloin has only about five grams of fat per serving.
Recipe by: LHJ
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Lisa Minor <lisa@...> on Feb 4, 1998