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Honey Garlic Pork Rice Bowl Recipe – This honey garlic pork rice bowl is made up of tender, juicy pork bites swimming in a luscious honey-garlic sauce that makes it completely addictive! With minimum prep steps and no marinating, the pork rice bowl recipe is easy and quick to make and will be ready in less than 25 minutes. Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the honey garlic pork bites
- 1lb (450g) pork ribs (country style, deboned) or shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch, optional
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1/4 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium chicken or beef stock
- 1 or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce (we used Sriracha), optional
- 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes for garnish
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley and scallion, for garnish
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 cup steamed broccoli florets
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Honey garlic pork rice bowl
Your entire family will love this pork rice bowl recipe! You can’t go wrong with sweet, savory, garlicky pork on top of rice and crunchy broccoli. This pork recipe uses minimal ingredients you already have in your pantry or refrigerator.
How to make Honey Garlic Pork Rice Bowl recipe
First, season the pork bites with salt and pepper, and coat them in corn starch. This will ensure a nice even crust and smooth sauce when deglazing with chicken stock. Then brown the pork in the pan until golden brown and cooked through. Finally, add minced garlic, honey, chicken stock, lemon juice, and hot sauce. Simmer for 3-5 minutes until the sauce gets reduced and slightly sticky. Serve the pork immediately over rice. Easy!
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com
Directions
1. To make the honey garlic pork bites: Add the diced pork to a large salad bowl with cornstarch, salt, and pepper. Mix to evenly coat all the pork pieces.
2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Melt butter into the oil and add the seasoned pork cubes and cook on all sides until golden brown, for about 6-8 minutes. You may need to work in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan and steaming the pork bites instead of browning them.
3. Once the pork is done cooking, pour over the garlic, honey, chicken stock (or beef stock), lemon juice, and hot sauce (if using) and stir to completely coat; allow the sauce to simmer for a couple of minutes to meld all the flavors and reduce a little until it sticks to the pork bites.
4. Garnish the honey garlic pork bites with fresh chopped parsley and red chili pepper flakes, then serve over rice and steamed broccoli. Enjoy! ❤️
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Tips for the honey garlic pork rice bowl recipe
- When searing the diced pork, ensure the oil in your pan is hot before adding the meat to get a nice golden sear. Use a large pan to avoid over-crowding and simmering pork in its juice. You want it to fry, not steam!
- For the best flavors like the pork in this recipe, make sure to use freshly minced garlic, not garic powder.
What to serve with honey garlic pork bites?
You can serve honey garlic pork over rice and broccoli as we did in the pictures, but feel free to bring in your sides! Pasta, bulgur, couscous, zucchini noodles, cauliflower rice, or even salad are all wonderful with this pork recipe.
How to meal prep the pork rice bowl?
Cook the pork according to directions, then store it in an airtight container in your refrigerator until ready to assemble. Reheat pork, covered, in the microwave until just heated through, then assemble with rice and steamed veggies.
What to do with pork leftovers?
You can keep the honey garlic pork leftovers for up to 2 days in an airtight container stored in your refrigerator. Throw your leftover pork bites in your salads, or meal prep!
More pork recipes
- Garlic Butter Pork Bites with Lemon Green Beans
- Garlic Pork Chops in Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- Garlic Butter Pork with Lemon Asparagus
- Juicy and Tender Pork Tenderloin Roast
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Leave a Reply
Elle
2023-10-06 21:25:16
This was awesome. Just the right touch of spice. I added a tsp of cornstarch to the liquid just for a little more thickness of the sauce. Excellent.
Mandy
2023-06-14 18:55:38
Made for dinner last night! Followed the recipe exactly, the whole family loved it! The only thing I might do differently next time (because there will definitely be a next time) is to cut the pork cubes a little smaller. Thanks for this delicious recipe!
