Photo: Simmered Pork and Asparagus with Ground Sesame Seeds

With plenty of mellow nutty flavor from sesame seeds!

Cooking time
20 minutes
Calories
337kcal
Sodium
0.7g
  • Nutrition facts are for one serving.

Ingredients(Servings: 2)

150 g (5.3 oz.)

1/4 block

3 spears

1/2 Tbsp

2 Tbsp

(A)

100 ml (3.4 fl. oz.)

2 & 1/2 Tbsp

1 & 1/2 Tbsp

Directions

  1. Chop the pork into easy to eat lengths. Thinly slice up the yam cake into 3 cm (1.2 in.) squares and parboil.
  2. Cut the green asparagus up into 5 cm (2 in.) lengths.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a pot, and sauté (1). Once the meat is browned add in (A).
  4. Once boiling, remove any scum that forms, add in (2) and half of the sesame seeds and then cover with a lid. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes until the cooking liquids are boiled down to about half.
  5. Serve onto dishes and sprinkle on the remaining sesame seeds.