Asian Pork with Fried Rice

Asian Pork:
3/4 pound of boneless country style ribs, trimmed and cut into 1/4" strips
1 1/2 c. sweet peppers, red and yellow cut into strips
1 c. sliced onion
1/4 c. thinly sliced carrots
1/4 c. thinly sliced celery
1 c. thinly sliced red cabbage
1 T sesame oil + 1 t.
1 t fresh grated ginger root
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced.
2 T Sesame Ginger soy Vinegarette (trader joes)
salt and pepper to taste

Fried Rice:
4 cups jasmine rice - prepared with chicken broth and pinch of chinese five spice powder
2 slices of bacon cut into very thin strips
1/4 med jalapeno minced
2 T sesame oil
1 T soy sauce
5 T chopped scallions

Cook bacon for rice until very crisp. Drain on coffee filters or paper towels and set aside.

Prepare all the vegetables and meat for both dishes.

In a wok or saute pan, saute pork in 1 T sesame oil until well browned. Add 1 t. more sesame oil with the ginger and garlic. Cook until it the ginger is aromatic, about 2 min. Add vegetable with 3 T of water and cook until tender, but still crisp. Toss in 2T of sesame ginger soy vinegarette

Set aside and wipe pan. Add 2 T. sesame oil. Heat the oil. Add the jalapeno and cook until soft. Turn heat to high and add rice. Cook, stirring frequently until rice is hot. Remove from heat and toss in soy sauce, bacon and scallions

Serve immediately with the pork.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HELENFERN.