45 min DURATION
15 min COOK TIME
30 min PREP TIME
Ingredients
- 1 pound, 2 ounces ground pork
- 2 cups fresh rye or spelt bread crumbs
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 1 heaping teaspoon spicy smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro sprigs
- 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 heaping teaspoon sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, plus more for cooking bok choy
- 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 cups chicken stock
- 4 baby bok choy, halved
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Put the ground pork, bread crumbs, garlic, ginger, lemon zest, and paprika in a mixing bowl. Add the cilantro, molasses, honey, salt, and a little pepper. Using your hands, mix together well and then form the mixture into 12 to 14 patties.
3. Heat the oil in a large skillet, then fry the patties until brown on both sides. Place in a shallow ovenproof dish and add enough stock to come three-quarters of the way up the patties. Bake for 15 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, heat a little oil in the pan used to cook the patties. Add the bok choy, sliced side down, and fry for a couple of minutes until golden and soft, adding 1 tablespoon of water halfway through to prevent burning.
5. Ladle the porkballs and cooking liquid into shallow bowls, add the bok choy and a grinding of pepper, and serve.More from The Naked Cookbook:
• Soba Noodle Salad Recipe
• Summer Salad Bowl Recipe
• Yoga Bowl Recipe
Reprinted with permission from The Naked Cookbook, by Tess Ward, copyright © 2015, published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Photographs copyright © 2015 by Columbus Leth. Buy this book from our store: The Naked Cookbook.
The Naked Cookbook (10 Speed Press, 2016) by Tess Ward is a transformative approach to healthy eating that strips back one’s diet to simple, clean, and pure foods that cleanse, restore, and nourish the body. This is not a deprivation diet, but an achievable lifestyle where food is enjoyed and celebrated in its purest form. This excerpt comes from chapter 1, “Pure.”
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