Sweet & Sour Lean Pork Balls With Green Pea Brown Rice

Rinse your brown rice, add it to a pot with plenty of cold water and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20-25 min or until it's tender with a slight bite

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic and shallot[s]

Peel and grate (don't chop!) your ginger

Add your mince (remove the paper if required!) to a large bowl with half the grated ginger, half the chopped garlic and half your soy sauce (save the rest for later!) and mix everything together

Divide the mince mixture into 5 per person and shape into small meatballs – these are your mince balls

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Once hot, add the mince balls to the pan and cook for 2 min on each side, then turn down to medium-high and cook, covered, for 6 min, turning regularly, until your mince is cooked through and browned (no pink meat!)

Remove your pineapple from the can (save the juice!) and chop roughly

Add your cornflour to a bowl with the reserved pineapple juice

Add your tomato ketchup, rice vinegar, red chilli relish and remaining soy sauce and mix until smooth – this is your sweet & sour sauce

Once the mince balls are cooked through and browned, transfer to a plate and set aside, carefully wipe any excess hot oil from the pan using kitchen paper

Return the pan to a medium heat and add the remaining grated ginger, chopped garlic and chopped shallot with a pinch of salt and cook for 1-2 min or until slightly softened

Once softened, add the sweet & sour sauce and chopped pineapple and cook for 2-3 min further or until reduced to a syrup-like consistency

Return the cooked mince balls to the pan with the sweet & sour sauce and cook for 1 min or until the mince balls are coated in sauce – these are your sweet & sour mince balls

Once the rice is almost cooked, add your blanched peas to the pot and cook for a further 2 min

Once cooked, remove from the heat and keep covered until serving – this is your green pea rice