Chili Lime Pork Cutlets

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  1 pinch
• butter
  1 tbsp
• lime
  1 unit
• microwavable rice
  2 packets
• mini cucumber
  1 unit
• mixed greens
  2 c
• olive oil
  1½ tbsp
• peanuts
  ¼ cup
• pork cutlets
  1 lb
• salt
  1 pinch
• sugar
  2 tsp
• sweet thai chili sauce
  2 packets
• water
  3 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• 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 . Pat pork cutlets dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and black pepper .

   mini cucumber: 1 unit, lime: 1 unit, pork cutlets: 1 lb, salt: 1 pinch, black pepper: 1 pinch
2. 

   2

   Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add peanuts ; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Add 1 tsp sugar and 1 TBSP water . Cook, stirring, until peanuts are coated and tacky, ⏱️ 1 minute . Turn off heat; remove from pan and set aside. Wash out pan. Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop peanuts.

   peanuts: ¼ cup, sugar: 2 tsp, water: 3 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: 1½ tbsp
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 2 TBSP water. Cook, stirring, until warmed through, ⏱️ 2 minutes . Stir in 1 TBSP butter and season with salt and 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 packets, butter: 1 tbsp, sweet thai chili sauce: 2 packets
5. 

   5

   In a large bowl , whisk together juice from remaining lime, 1½ TBSP olive oil, and a pinch of sugar. Toss in mixed greens , cucumber, and peanuts. Season with salt and pepper.

   mixed greens: 2 c
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.