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Courgette And Aubergine With Pork

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Meats, Vegetables American Main course, One-dish me, Pork*, Quick dishe 4 Servings

INGREDIENTS

400 g Boneless pork loin, partly
frozen sliced into thin
strips
1 Clove garlic, minced
1 Courgette, halved and thinly
sliced about 200g
1 Aubergine, halved and thinly
sliced
1 Onion, sliced in rings
S&P, to taste
1 t Paprika
1 1/2 T Vegetable oil
1/8 Yogurt

INSTRUCTIONS

For US-Americans: courgette=zucchini, augergine=eggplant.  Mix the meat
with salt, pepper, and paprika. Heat the oil in a wok or  large frying
pan. Add the meat and garlic; stir-fry till the meat is  brown. Remove
meat from the pan; set aside and keep warm.  In the same pan, stir-fry
the onion for about 2 minutes. Add the  courgette and the aubergine and
stir-fry over high flame about 4  minutes, until brown. Return the meat
to the pan. Stir in the yogurt;  heat till warmed through, without
boiling.  Serve over brown rice.  Yield: 4 servings 205 cal per serving
Recipe By     : Tip (?)  Posted to EAT-L Digest 11 November 96  Date:  
Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:02:44 +0100  From:    Kaye Sykes
<Sykes.Kaye@UNIFACE.NL>

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 82
Calories From Fat: 52
Total Fat: 5.9g
Cholesterol: 1.9mg
Sodium: 24.4mg
Potassium: 136.5mg
Carbohydrates: 5.7g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 3.6g
Protein: 2.2g


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