Ground Pork in Tomato Sauce

ground pork

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative, while pecorino is often cheaper than parmesan.

Preheat a pan and add olive oil.

Add chopped onions and garlic to the pan; stir and sauté for about 1-2 minutes until fragrant.

Add ground pork to the pan; break it up and stir-fry over medium-high heat for about 4-5 minutes until browned.

Season the browned pork with fish sauce, black pepper, and stir until aromatic.

Add tomato sauce and a little bit of water; stir until the meat is coated with the sauce.

Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.

Add in red bell peppers, raisins, diced carrots, cubed potatoes, and green peas; stir until combined.

Allow the mixture to simmer for another 7 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

Add hardboiled eggs to the mixture and let it sit for about 2 minutes.

Plate and serve the ground pork and tomato sauce over rice, in a sub, or over mashed potatoes.

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