Sesame Chili Pork Chops & Veggie Stir-Fry

🥘 Ingredients

• bell pepper
  1 piece
• black pepper
  1 pinch
• butter
  1 tbsp
• carrot (trimmed, peeled, and thinly sliced on diagonal)
  2 pieces
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• fresh ginger
  1 piece
• garlic
  2 cloves
• peanuts
  ½ cup
• pork chops
  2 pieces
• salt
  1 pinch
• sesame dressing
  2 tbsp
• sugar
  1 tsp
• sugar snap peas
  2 c
• sweet thai chili sauce
  2 tbsp
• water
  2 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl
• large nonstick pan
• small bowl

1. 

   1

   carrot Roughly chop peanuts . Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Trim and remove strings from sugar snap peas . Peel and mince or grate fresh ginger and garlic .

   carrot: 2 pieces (trimmed, peeled, and thinly sliced on diagonal), peanuts: ½ cup, bell pepper: 1 piece, sugar snap peas: 2 c, fresh ginger: 1 piece, garlic: 2 cloves
2. 

   2

   In a medium bowl , combine sesame dressing , sweet thai chili sauce , and set aside half of the mixture for later.

   sesame dressing: 2 tbsp, sweet thai chili sauce: 2 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Heat a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add peanuts, sugar , and water . Cook, stirring often, until water has evaporated and peanuts are coated and lightly toasted ⏱️ 4 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl . Wipe out pan.

   sugar: 1 tsp, water: 2 tbsp
4. 

   4

   Pat pork chops dry with paper towels. Season lightly with salt and black pepper . Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 5 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board to rest for at least ⏱️ 5 minutes .

   pork chops: 2 pieces, salt: 1 pinch, black pepper: 1 pinch, cooking oil: 1 tbsp
5. 

   5

   Heat a drizzle of oil in pan over medium-high heat; add carrot and bell pepper. Cook until softened ⏱️ 5 minutes . Add snap peas, ginger, and garlic. Cook until lightly browned and tender ⏱️ 3 minutes more. Stir in remaining dressing mixture and butter until combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Turn off heat.

   butter: 1 tbsp
6. 

   6

   Thinly slice pork crosswise. Divide stir-fry and pork between plates. Top pork with sesame chili sauce. Garnish with candied peanuts and serve.