Garlic-Lime Pork with Pearled Spelt & Spinach
I love one-pot meals. No stress meals.Everything comes together at the same time—no need to juggle multiple pans or different cooking times. It’s an easy-peasy weeknight dinner, perfect for a busy life.
Serves 2.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons lime juice
50 ml water
3 tablespoon peanut butter or almond butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons honey
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
2 bone-in pork chops
4 teaspoons olive oil
170 g (6 ounce) cooked pearled spelt or other berries
200 g (7 ounce) fresh baby spinach
Directions:
In a small bowl whisk together lime juice, water, peanut butter, garlic, honey, ¼ teaspoon of the salt and ¼ teaspoon of the pepper. Set aside. Sprinkle chops with the remaining salt and pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Sear the chops on both sides, and cook them for about 7-10 minutes, until the center reaches 145℉ (63℃). Place the chop on a plate, keeping them warm.
Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil to the sauté pan. Pour in the lime and peanut butter mixture, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the grains and spinach, cooking until heated through and the spinach has wilted. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
Arrange the chops on top of the grain mixture and serve family-style.
Enjoy!
Danish version:
Svinekoteletter med spelt i en peanut lime sauce.
Ingredienser:
3 tablespoons lime juice
3 spsk peanutbutter eller mandelsmør
½ dl vand
4 fed hvidløg, presset
2 tsk honning
½ tsk salt
½ tsk friskkværnet peber
2 gode svinekoteletter med skaft
4 tsk oliven olie
170 g kogt perlespelt spelt eller havreris
200 g frisk spinat
Fremgangsmåde:
I en skål røres peanutbutter, limesaft, hvidløg, ¼ tsk salt, ¼ tsk peber og honning sammen. Krydder koteletterne med resten af salten og peberet. Varm halvdelen af olien i en sauterpande og brun koteletterne heri. Steg koteletterne i ca 5-7 minutter, indtil de har en kernetemperatur på ca 63℃. Læg koteletterne på en tallerken, og hold dem varme. Tilsæt resten af olien til sauterpanden, og kom peanutbutter lime blandingen på panden, og løsn bruningsresterne fra bunden. Rør spelten og spinaten i blandingen, og varm det godt igennem, indtil spinaten klapper sammen. Tilsmag nu retten med salt, peber og limesaft. Læg koteletterne oven på blandingen og server retten straks.
Man kan sagtens tilsætte lidt limeskal ved tilsmagningen for at få et ekstra spark fra limen.
Enjoy!