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Ginger Pork and Cabbage Rice Bowls

Savory, garlicky ground pork with tender-crisp cabbage and sweet carrot over fluffy rice, with a glossy soy-hoisin glaze and a toasted sesame finish.

Ginger Pork and Cabbage Rice Bowls

Ingredients

  • ½ cup90 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
  • ¾ cup180 gWater
  • 1 lb500 gGround pork, 84% lean
  • 4¼ cups shredded300 gGreen cabbagethinly sliced
  • 2 medium120 gCarrotsjulienned or coarsely grated
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 1½ tbsp grated10 gFresh gingergrated
  • 2 medium30 gGreen onionssliced, whites and greens separated
  • 2 tbsp30 gLow-sodium soy sauce
  • 1¾ tsp10 gHoisin sauce
  • 2 tsp10 gApple cider vinegar
  • 1¾ tsp8 gToasted sesame oil
  • ½ tsp1 gCrushed red pepper

Steps

  1. Bring the rice and water to a boil in a lidded skillet, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes, then rest off the heat 5 minutes and fluff into a bowl. Wipe the skillet.
  2. Meanwhile, stir together the soy sauce, hoisin, vinegar and red pepper flakes.
  3. Heat the skillet over medium-high heat, add the ground pork and cook, breaking it up, until browned and cooked to 160°F (71°C), about 6 minutes.
  4. Stir in the garlic, ginger and green onion whites and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
  5. Add the carrot and cabbage and stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes until just tender-crisp.
  6. Pour in the sauce and toss for 1 minute until glossy, then drizzle with the sesame oil.
  7. Divide the rice among four bowls, top with the pork and cabbage, and scatter with the green onion greens.

Contains: Gluten, Soy, Sesame.

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