Recipes
Shopping list
- Prepare rice through step 1 (10 minutes)
- Prepare blackberry sauce and pork (25 minutes)
- Complete rice and pork; serve (5 minutes)
Blackberry Hoisin Pork
Ingredients
- 1 shallot
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- ½ cup fresh (or frozen) blackberries
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 boneless pork chops (about 1 lb)
- ½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning
Steps
- Preheat grill (or grill pan) on medium. Chop shallot finely (1 tablespoon). Preheat medium saucepan on medium-low 2–3 minutes.
- Place 1 tablespoon oil, shallots, and garlic in pan; cook 2–3 minutes until shallots are tender. Add blackberries, vinegar, water, and hoisin sauce; simmer 6–7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until blackberries have softened. Press blackberries gently with back of spoon. Strain sauce through fine-mesh strainer, if desired.
- Coat pork with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and seasoning (wash hands). Grill pork 5–6 minutes on each side until grill-marked and 145°F. Let pork stand 5 minutes to rest. Top pork with sauce; serve with remaining sauce on the side.
Zucchini and Black Bean Rice
Ingredients
- ½ cup jasmine rice
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 lime, for zest/juice
- 1 small zucchini squash
- 1 ear yellow corn
- ½ cup reduced-sodium black beans
- ½ teaspoon Cajun seasoning
Steps
- Prepare rice following package instructions (using 1 cup water and 1 teaspoon oil). Zest lime (½ teaspoon) and juice (1 tablespoon). Shred zucchini (½ cup) and remove corn from cob (½ cup).
- Remove rice from heat. Drain and rinse beans. Stir beans, corn, zucchini, zest, juice, and seasoning into rice. Serve.
Serving Suggestions
- Complete your meal with fresh salad blend, Bakery whole wheat bread, and cheesecake for dessert.
- Straining the blackberry hoisin sauce makes it very smooth and glossy.
Blackberry Hoisin Pork
Amount per ½ recipe serving: Calories 460, Total Fat 28g, Sat Fat 6g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 110mg, Sodium 490mg, Total Carb 17g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 9g, Protein 34g, Calc 4%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 10%
Zucchini and Black Bean Rice
Amount per ½ recipe serving: Calories 290, Total Fat 4.5g, Sat Fat 0.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 140mg, Total Carb 45g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 4g, Protein 10g, Calc 4%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 10%