The Recipe

Pork Chow Mein

give :

9 servings

Ingredients

• 2.75 lbs pork sirloin grillers or chops
• 1 spaghetti squash
• 100g onion, diced
• 168g (about 3 stalks) celery, chopped
• 1 tbsp. minced garlic
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 80g shredded red cabbage (I used the pre-cut stuff from the salad section)
• 250g cole slaw mix
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1/4 C low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
• 1 tbsp. ginger (I use the squeezy kind from the salad aisle)
• water (optional, I ended up using 2 c)
• pepper to taste

Instructions

For the Squash

InstantPot

1. Remove sticker, add 1 C water to the IP, and throw that puppy in there for 17 mins on high pressure for an average-sized squash. (valve set to “seal”)
2. When it’s finished, QR and CAREFULLY remove squash. Slice in half short ways (for longer noodles) and remove guts and seeds. Then shred w/ a fork to create noodles.

Microwave

1. Carefully pierce (stab…just don’t die) your spaghetti squash about a dozen times.
2. Microwave for 12 minutes then let sit for 10 mins for average squash.
3. Carefully remove squash from microwave and slice in half short ways (for longer noodles). Remove guts and seeds then shred w/ a fork to create noodles.

For the Pork

1. Cook it any way you want: IP, grill, bake, slow cook, etc. I don’t care, just get it done and shredded. Here’s how I did it:

InstantPot

1. Melt 1 tbsp of butter on Sauté mode.
2. Add 2 tbsp of Dale’s Seasoning (low sodium if you can find it), 1/2 C water, and pork.
3. Close lid and set valve to “seal.” Cook on manual high for 35 minutes. It should shred easily when it’s done.

For the Chow Mein

1. In a large skillet, heat olive oil, garlic, onions, and celery.
2. Cook until onions are translucent and celery begins to soften.
3. Add red cabbage, cole slaw mix, brown sugar, soy sauce/coconut aminos, ginger and pepper. Combine and sauté until veggies are soft. Then add spaghetti squash noodles and shredded pork. At this point, mine needed some water to combine well, so I added 2 cups. If yours mixes well, feel free to omit that step. Mix well then serve.

Notes

If you make it as-is, feel spare to borrow my mathematics in MFP : MacroEd Pork Chow Mein If you skip the pork and just do the squash and veggies ( add whatever protein you ‘d like individually ), the macros are : 62 cal, 1f, 11c, 2p .

Nutrition Information:

Serving Size:

1/9 recipe

Amount Per Serving:

Calories:

245

Total Fat:

9g

Carbohydrates:

14g

Protein:

28g

big ups to the Little Bits Of web log for the inspo. Check out the original here .

Modifications

Vegetarian: ABSOLUTELY. Skip the protein and you ’ ra aureate.
Gluten Free:  Yep. Watch the sauces and be sure they ’ ra GF, but you should be full .

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