Ground Pork, Peas, and Rice Casserole
photo by Karen Elizabeth
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- 3 cups water
- 1⁄2 lb fresh peas, shelled or 1/4 cup frozen peas
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine or 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 3 tablespoons green onions, finely chopped
directions
- Add rice and water to a large, heavy saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Continue boiling for 10 minutes, or until most of the surface liquid has evaporated.
- The surface of the rice will be uneven and look like a pitted crater. At this stage, cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid and set the heat to low.
- Meanwhile, prepare the rest of the dish. If you went the fresh peas route, blanch them in boiling water for 2 minutes, drain, and set aside. Otherwise, thaw frozen peas at room temperature.
- Add the oil to a heated wok or skillet. Add the pork and stir-fry for 1 minute, then add the peas, soy sauces, oyster sauce, and rice wine.
- Continue to cook for another 2 minutes, then add the green onions.
- Place this cooked mixture on top of the rice, cover, and continue to cook over the lowest possible heat for another 15 minutes (rice will have cooked a total of 25 minutes).
- Serve immediately, drizzling additional oyster sauce over the top of the casserole if desired.
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Reviews
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Certainly a very easy Chinese dish and mersaydees' instructions were wonderfully clear. I used frozen peas and dry sherry rather than rice wine, and I added two cups of thinly sliced mushrooms (bought already sliced so this added no extra time) in step 5, but I otherwise followed the recipe exactly as written, and apart from a simple addition such as I made I wouldn't want to change it at all. Made for PRMR. Thanks for sharing this super-easy and delicious recipe, mersaydees! A great blend of flavours. It's a recipe I'll happily make again!
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Very simple and straightforward. I used brown rice, since I was out of white, and it was fine.. I added maybe a half cup of water towards the end and let it cook a little longer, but I think it would have also been fine without. I used frozen peas.....and otherwise, that's it! Tasted good, I served assorted veg dishes on the side, and everyone enjoyed a good meal! Thanks for an easy mid-week supper!
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I was desperately looking for a recipe that asks for ground pork alone, not coupled with ground beef, which I didn't have handy this evening. Quite good, it was my first taste of oyster sauce. I substituted the rice wine (sake) with lager beer (this was recommended by the Food Substitution Bible book I keep in my kitchen). I will put even more peas,and maybe some other veggies, in the next time I make it. Thanks for the recipe!
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I was desperately looking for a recipe that asks for ground pork alone, not coupled with ground beef, which I didn't have handy this evening. Quite good, it was my first taste of oyster sauce. I substituted the rice wine (sake) with lager beer (this was recommended by the Food Substitution Bible book I keep in my kitchen). I will put even more peas,and maybe some other veggies, in the next time I make it. Thanks for the recipe!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
mersaydees
Bloomington, Indiana