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Cajun pork with rice.

In Cajun cooking, rice dishes with meat, like the famous jambalaya, take pride of place.

Here is a simplified version using marinated pork.

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Last modified on: May 6^th 2020

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 400 g filet mignon (pork loin)
2 1 lime
3 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
4 1 onion
5 3 tablespoons olive oil
6 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
7 500 g cooked rice
8 parsley
9 salt
Total weight: 1,225 grams

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Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
6 min.	2 hours	21 min.	2 hours 27 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cajun pork with rice. : Photo of step #1

Cut 400 g filet mignon (pork loin) into small chunks.

Stage 2 - 2 hours

Cajun pork with rice. : Photo of step #2

Put the pork chunks into a large bowl and sprinkle with the juice of 1 lime, salt and 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning.

Mix well,

cover with plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (this can be prepared the day before).

Stage 3 - 4 min.

Cajun pork with rice. : Photo of step #3

Pour 3 tablespoons olive oil into a large frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the chopped 1 onion and 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning.

Salt and cook for 3 or 4 minutes. It's fine if it colours slightly.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Cajun pork with rice. : Photo of step #4

Add the meat and its marinade to the pan...

Stage 5 - 7 min.

Cajun pork with rice. : Photo of step #5

...and fry.

Stage 6 - 10 min.

Cajun pork with rice. : Photo of step #6

Finally, add 500 g cooked rice, mix well and leave the rice to heat through slowly.

Finish with a little chopped parsley and a good squeeze of lime juice.

Remarks

If the dish looks too dry towards the end of cooking, add a little vegetable or chicken stock.

you can vary this with different meats: chicken, beef, veal...

Keeping

2 or 3 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,352 Kcal or 9,847 Kj	76 gr	57 gr	204 gr
118 %	29 %	5 %	31 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
192 Kcal or 804 Kj	6 gr	5 gr	17 gr
10 %	2 %	<1 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
392 Kcal or 1,641 Kj	13 gr	10 gr	34 gr
20 %	5 %	1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 13.36 €
Per person : 2.23 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Rice and peas, Rice and purple-sprouting broccoli salad, Seared tuna with lemon and lime, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , ... All
	Filet mignon (pork loin) : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Filet mignon with mustard and tarragon sauce, Larded pork tenderloin, Sautéed Pork with Peanuts, Filet mignon with asparagus, Mexican-style pork medallions , ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Spicy seafood plancha, Rice à la grecque, Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto, Confit of carrots with bacon, ... All
	Cajun seasoning: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cajun pulled pork, ... All

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