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Coconut pork curry with crispy lime crumbs

Name: Coconut pork curry with crispy lime crumbs
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 red onions, cut into wedges; 2 tbsp medium curry powder; 400ml tin light coconut milk; 350ml chicken stock; 2 slices sourdough bread, whizzed to rough crumbs; Finely grated zest and juice 2 limes; 4 outdoor-reared pork loin steaks; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp sesame oil; 4 pak choi, quartered; Steamed rice to serve

By: Jules Mercer
Former acting food editor, delicious.

Published: 5 Feb 21
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Coconut pork curry with crispy lime crumbs

This quick pork curry recipe uses lime juice, coconut milk, soy sauce and sesame oil to bring south-east Asian flavours to the fore.

Or, for another quick and easy midweek meal, try this Cajun-style pork with coconut rice and beans.

Easy
February 2021

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 30 min

This quick pork curry recipe uses lime juice, coconut milk, soy sauce and sesame oil to bring south-east Asian flavours to the fore.

Or, for another quick and easy midweek meal, try this Cajun-style pork with coconut rice and beans.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 590kcals
Fat: 27.3g (9.7g saturated)
Protein: 40.8g
Carbohydrates: 41.9g (10.1g sugars)
Fibre: 6.7g
Salt: 2.9g

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Ingredients

3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 red onions, cut into wedges
2 tbsp medium curry powder
400ml tin light coconut milk
350ml chicken stock
2 slices sourdough bread, whizzed to rough crumbs
Finely grated zest and juice 2 limes
4 outdoor-reared pork loin steaks
4 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp sesame oil
4 pak choi, quartered
Steamed rice to serve

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Method

Heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a medium pan and fry the onions until softening (about 6-8 minutes). Add the curry powder and cook for 2 minutes, then stir in the coconut milk and stock. Leave on a low heat to simmer while you make the crispy lime crumbs and brown the pork.
Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan, then add the breadcrumbs and lime zest and fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove from the pan and set aside. In the same pan, fry the pork for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through. Remove from the pan, cover and keep warm.
Stir the soy sauce, sesame oil and lime juice into the coconut curry sauce mixture. Add the pak choi, then simmer for 5 minutes more until tender.

Slice the pork steaks thickly. Spoon steamed rice into 4 bowls and top with the curry sauce, pak choi and sliced pork. Scatter with a few crispy lime crumbs and serve.