Wow, it’s been a really long time! I was with a friend last week and we were talking about food and clean eating and I decided that before the end of this week I would try a new clean meal and blog it. Well we tried the new meal and here I am blogging about it but it is really nothing to post about. Magazine recopies always get ya. It looks so good in the picture with the perfect lighting, perfect cut of meat and the steam rising up from the professionally plated meal. To top it off it was pork and we all know that Jeff does not love pork. With that beautiful picture I thought for sure this would be the meal to change his mind about pork. Wrong Wrong Wrong!!! However, being the incredibly loving, easy going and thoughtful husband that he is he sat there and ate the bland, boring pork without a single complaint and very little teasing.



Just in case you feel like a bland pork dinner here you go...


Thai Pork & Papaya over Couscous (serves 4)

7.6 oz whole-wheat coucous
1/2 lb pork tenderloin, sliced into 1/2 in strips
1tsp EVOO
2 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 Papaya peeled, seeds removed cut into 1/2 cubes
1/2 tsp ground ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced

One:  In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil.  Stir in coucous, cover and remove from heat.  Let sit for 5 min then fluff with a fork.

Two:  In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil on medium for 1 minute.  Add soy sauce, ginger, garlic and pork and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, occasionally flipping pork strips until meat is cooked through.

Three:  Place 1 cup of coucouse on plate, top with 2 oz of pork and 1/2 cup of papaya.

The $6.00 Papaya was not really on the budget this week.  But I used some mixed fruit that after I removed the meat from the skillet I heated in the juices.  For me the fruit was the best part. 

This meal need a lot of work.  I like the concept but it needs a ton more flavor.  I am thinking that making the Thai sauce with double the ginger and using it more as a marinade before grilling might be a better chioce for us. 

Until Next Time....

So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34