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Sweet Chilli pork

A delicious low calorie pork mince recipe that makes a quick and simple midweek meal that the whole family will enjoy. This recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

500g lean pork mince

1 large red onion

1 large red pepper

1 large yellow pepper

2 garlic cloves

350g of sweet chilli low fat sauce

soy sauce

3 tbsp of tomato puree

To make

Chop your peppers, red onion and crush the garlic cloves.

Heat up your oil, add the onion and fry until soft. Then add in the minced pork.

Once the pork has browned add in the peppers, crushed garlic and stir into the mince. Cook for 5 minutes.

Add in the sweet chilli sauce, a splash of soy sauce and 3 tbsp of tomato puree. Simmer until nice and thick, approx 20 minutes and then serve with rice or noddles.

If you want to add in more vegetables sweetcorn or peas work really well

Enjoy

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Lamb Keema

This simple quick midweek curry will serve 4 people and is ready within half an hour. Alternatively chuck all the ingredients into a slow cooker and cook for 4 hours.

Ingredients

  • 1 large white onion
  • 800g mince lamb
  • A tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 100ml of lamb stock
  • 75g of peas or chopped green beans
  • 4 garlic gloves or garlic paste
  • 2 tbsp of tomato puree
  • 1 tsp of chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

To Make

Make a paste blitzing together in a blender the cumin, coriander, cinnamon, paprika, turmeric, chilli flakes, garlic and tomato puree.

Heat some oil in a large pan and add the chopped onion and cook until soft. Add in the mince and the curry paste and cook on a high heat for 10/15 minutes until the meat has browned. Add the tin of tomatoes along with the stock and simmer for 10 minutes.

Whilst simmering cook your peas or chopped runner beans and then stir into the curry.

Serve with either pilau rice, naan or roti and garnish with fresh coriander.

Enjoy