San Choy Bau has an allure everyone loves, yet few people prepare it at home. Easily prepared, you can find all the ingredients in your local supermarket.
In this recipe, pork provides most of the energy, lean protein, and vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B5, along with choline, potassium, selenium, and zinc. In addition, vegetables provide vitamin A, manganese, and a variety of other nutrients.
As with many Thai-style dishes, getting the right balance of flavours is important, so adjust the seasonings according to your taste.
Scorecard
- Diet Quality Score = 87%
- Satiety Index Score = 82%
- Protein % = 63%
- P:E ratio = 2.7
Macros
One serving provides 300 calories, 47 g protein, 8 g fat, and 9 g net carbs.
Micros
The Cronometer screengrab below shows the nutrients provided by 2000 calories of this recipe relative to the Optimal Nutrient Intakes.
Ingredients
SERVES 2
- A scant amount of your preferred fat
- 400 g (14 oz) lean ground pork
- 1 tsp ground ginger (or fresh, finely chopped)
- 1 tsp lemongrass powder (or fresh, finely chopped)
- 1 tsp garlic powder (or crushed fresh)
- Three spring onions, chopped
- One red chilli, sliced
- One small carrot, julienned
- Four tablespoons tamari
- Coconut aminos (optional)
- Juice of one lime
- A handful of coriander, chopped
- Six whole ice burg lettuce leaves to serve
Directions
- Heat a frying pan to medium-high heat. Add the fat. Once hot, add the ground pork and stir fry until cooked.
- Add the spices and stir through.
- Add the spring onions, chilli and carrot, and stir through.
- Add the Tamari, coconut aminos (optional) and lime, and stir through.
- Add the chopped coriander and stir through. Remove from the heat.
- Serve with lettuce leaves. Add a few spoonfuls of the spicy pork mixture to each leaf. Fold the leaf and eat.
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