SPICED PORK AND APPLES

Servings: 2
Ingredients:

1/3 lb Boneless pork tenderloin
1/4 ts Garlic powder
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground white pepper
1/4 c  Unsweetened apple juice
1 ts Soy sauce
1 ts Cider vinegar
1 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Vegetable oil
1    Apple; unpeeled
-- cored and sliced
1 c  Hot cooked rice

Cut pork across grain into very thin slices. Blend spices and sprinkle
over pork; set aside. Blend apple juice, soy sauce, vinegar and
cornstarch in small bowl; set aside. Heat oil in medium skillet over
medium-high heat. Add pork and cook, stirring constantly, 4 minutes or
until browned. Remove pork from skillet. Add apple to skillet; stir and
cook until apple is lightly browned. Return pork to skillet; add apple
juice mixture and cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened. Serve over
rice.

Microwave Oven Instructions: Follow first three lines of conventional
method. Combine oil and pork in medium microproof baking dish. Cover and
cook on HIGH (maximum power) 1 minute. Stir and cook on HIGH one more
minute. Add apples; cover and cook 2 minutes. Add apple juice mixture,
stir, and cook uncovered on HIGH power 1 minute. Pour liquid into 1-cup
glass measuring cup. Cook uncovered on HIGH 1 minute; pour over pork
mixture. Let stand 2 minutes. Serve over rice.

Each serving provides:
* 323 calories
* 24.1 g. protein
* 6.3 g. fat
* 41.4 g. carbohydrate
* 222 mg. sodium
* 70 mg. cholesterol

Source: Cooking for Two or a Few
Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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