Honey Garlic Pork with Fried Rice
Pork in a delicious honey, garlic sauce over the easiest, best fried rice. This Honey Garlic Pork with Fried Rice is as tasty as takeout in under an hour at home!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 375kcal
Ingredients
Honey Garlic Pork
- 1.25 pounds pork cut into bite size pieces, I prefer pork tenderloin
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 medium onion diced
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- green onions chopped, for serving
- sesame seeds for serving
Rice
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon butter
- pinch salt
Fried Rice
- 2 large eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 tablespoon butter divided
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots thawed
- 3 cloves fresh minced garlic
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce divided
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil divided
- green onions chopped, to taste
Instructions
Honey Garlic Pork
- In a large skillet over medium-high, heat vegetable oil. Add pork, red pepper, pepper, soy sauce, onion, and garlic. Cook until pork is cooked through, about 7-8 minutes.
- Add honey and stir well. Sprinkle cornstarch over honey mixture. Stir well.
- Simmer until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat.
- Top with green onions and sesame seeds before serving.
Rice
- Bring rice, water, butter, and salt to a boil. Then, reduce to low and cover. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed.
- Transfer rice to a bowl or baking pan. Place in refrigerator for at least one hour to cool. NOTE: If you use a bowl, stir every 15-20 minutes until rice has cooled through.
Fried Rice
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt 1/2 tablespoon of butter. Add eggs, with salt and pepper to taste. Use spatula to stir constantly, until eggs are cooked, then remove from skillet and set aside.
- Add another 1/2 tbsp butter to skillet. Then, add onion, thawed peas and carrots, garlic, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, and 1/4 teaspoon of sesame oil. Cook until vegetables have softened, about 5 minutes.
- Use spatula to push vegetables to side of the pan. Ass another 1/2 tablespoon of butter to center of pan. Then add cooled rice and the additional 2 tablespoons of soy sauce. Cook, stirring occasionally, until rice is browned.
- Once rice has browned, stir in an additional 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil, cooked eggs, and chopped green onions (I use about 3 tablespoons of green onions, add per your tastes).
Nutrition
Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 1082mg | Potassium: 226mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 1740IU | Vitamin C: 5.6mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1.4mg