Recipe: BBQ Pork with Rice (ready in 20 mins)
A quick, smoky, high-protein dinner that's full of flavour.
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BBQ Pork
SERVES 2 // READY IN 20 MINS // 524 CALS
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Dinner again — and it needs to be quick. This BBQ Pork is the kind of meal that looks like you’ve made an effort but actually takes less time than finding the takeaway menu.
It’s simple: minced pork, smoky spices, a splash of BBQ sauce, and rice on the side. Finished with a bit of cheddar (because cheese makes everything better). It’s high in protein, low in faff, and exactly the sort of thing that works just as well for two people as it does scaled up for whoever else wanders into the kitchen.
BBQ Pork
SERVES 2 // READY IN 20 MINS // 524 CALS
Ingredients
120g (4oz) basmati rice
1 green (bell) pepper
250g (9oz) minced (ground) pork 5% fat
2 tsp BBQ spice mix
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 heaped tsp garlic paste
1 tsp sugar
½ chicken stock cube
3 tbsp BBQ sauce
30g (1oz) cheddar cheese
Method
Step 1
Boil a half-full kettle.
Rinse the rice before adding to a large saucepan. Pour in approx 300ml of boiled water.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 10–12 minutes (lid on).
Step 2
Cut the core and seeds out of the green (bell) pepper and roughly dice.
Grate the cheddar cheese.
Step 3
Heat a large frying pan over a high heat. Once hot, add the minced pork, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Then add the diced pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until the pork is browned all over and cooked through, 5–6 mins.
Step 4
Add the BBQ spice mix, garlic paste, tomato paste and sugar. Stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add 100ml (half a cup) water, crumble in half a chicken stock cube, then stir to combine. Simmer for 3–4 mins.
Step 5
Stir the BBQ sauce through the mince and cook for another minute, until warmed through.
Step 6
Share the rice between two bowls. Top with the BBQ Pork, then scatter over the cheese.
Nutritional info (per serving)
524 CALS // 40G PROTEIN // 9G FAT // 68G CARBS
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That’s it — 20 minutes, two bowls, and dinner’s done. If you make it, let me know whether it passed the “no complaints at the table” test.