Chili Lime Pork Cutlets

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
• butter
  1 tbsp
• lime
  2
• lime zest
• microwavable rice
  2
• mini cucumber
  2
• mixed greens
  4 oz
• olive oil
  1½ tbsp
• paper towels
• peanuts
  1 oz
• pork cutlets
  8 oz
• salt
• sugar
  1 tsp
• sweet Thai chili sauce
  4 oz
• water
  3 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• zester
• large pan
• medium pan
• large bowl

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Trim and halve mini cucumber lengthwise; thinly slice crosswise into half-moons. Zest and halve lime with zester . Pat pork cutlets dry with paper towels ; season all over with salt and black pepper .

   mini cucumber: 2, lime: 2, pork cutlets: 8 oz, paper towels, salt, black pepper
2. 

   2

   Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add peanuts ; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add sugar and water . Cook, stirring, until peanuts are coated and tacky, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Turn off heat; remove from pan and set aside. Wash out pan. Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop peanuts.

   peanuts: 1 oz, sugar: 1 tsp, water: 1 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in same pan over high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, ⏱️ 2 minutes per side. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate and set aside. Wipe out pan.

   olive oil
4. 

   4

   While pork cooks, using your hands, massage microwavable rice in package to break up grains. Heat a medium pan over medium heat. Add rice and water . Cook, stirring, until warmed through, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Stir in butter and season with salt and black pepper . Remove pan from heat. Heat pan used for pork over medium-low heat; add sweet Thai chili sauce and a squeeze of lime juice. Return pork to pan and turn to coat in glaze. Turn off heat.

   microwavable rice: 2, water: 2 tbsp, butter: 1 tbsp, salt, black pepper, sweet Thai chili sauce: 4 oz
5. 

   5

   In a large bowl , whisk together juice from remaining lime, olive oil , and a pinch of sugar . Toss in mixed greens , cucumber, and peanuts. Season with salt and black pepper .

   olive oil: 1½ tbsp, sugar, mixed greens: 4 oz, salt, black pepper
6. 

   6

   Stir lime zest and a pinch of salt into bowl with rice. Divide rice between plates and top with pork and any remaining glaze. Serve with salad on the side.

   lime zest, salt