#9 Ginger-Soy Pork on Shredded Lettuce

Wanting something healthy and not making chicken and veggies again, this week I went for a stir-fry alternative using pork which was tasty and relatively healthy with the absence of carbs. It made for a yummy meal and as Rachel Ray comments in her book, it is nearly like ordering "take-out."

Ginger-Soy Pork on Shredded Lettuce

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons vegetable oil (3 times around the pan)

6 1/4 inch thick pork-loin chops, cut into thin strips

Salt and Black Pepper

1 tbsp of ginger flakes

4 large garlic cloves

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips

1 tbsp basil

1 onion sliced

1/4 cup tamari (dark aged soy sauce)

3 tbsps honey

1 head of iceburg lettuce, shredded

Directions:

Heat a large nonstick pan over high heat. Add the vegetable oil. It should smoke up a bit. Add the pork and season with a little salt and lots of black pepper. Stir-fry for a minute to sear at the edges, then add the ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes and red pepper slices. Cook for 2 minutes more.

Add the onions and stir-fry for another minute, then add the tamari and honey to form a sauce and glaze over the meat. Remove the pan from the heat. Add basil.

Cover a platter with shredded lettuce, top with the pork and serve.

Buen Provecho!