Rating: 4 stars
13 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 6
  • 4 star values: 4
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 1

Serve with Soba Noodle Salad. Quickly make carrot ribbons with your ­vegetable peeler.

Recipe by Cooking Light April 2013

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Credit: Nigel Cox; Styling: Sharon Ryan

Recipe Summary

hands-on:
30 mins
total:
30 mins
Yield:
Serves 4 (serving size: 1 sandwich)
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add pork to bowl; toss well to coat. Let pork mixture stand at room temperature 15 minutes.

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  • Preheat broiler to high.

  • While pork marinates, combine vinegar, 1 teaspoon canola oil, and granulated sugar in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Add carrot, onions, and cilantro; toss to coat.

  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add remaining 1 teaspoon canola oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add pork to pan; cook 3 minutes or until done, turning occasionally.

  • While pork cooks, place buns on a baking sheet, cut sides up. Broil 1 minute or until lightly toasted. Top bottom halves of buns evenly with pork. Divide carrot mixture evenly among servings. Cover sandwiches with top halves of buns.

Chef's Notes

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Nutrition Facts

279 calories; fat 7.1g; saturated fat 1.3g; mono fat 3g; poly fat 2.3g; protein 22.3g; carbohydrates 32.3g; fiber 4.4g; cholesterol 55mg; iron 2.2mg; sodium 443mg; calcium 73mg.
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