1. Pork Thai bites Ingredients Serves 4 Cooking time: 20 minutes
450g (16oz) pork mince
4 spring onions
2 garlic cloves
1 x 15ml spoon (1tbs) fresh coriander
1 lime
5cm fresh ginger
For the dipping sauce:
1 x 15ml spoon (1tbsp) soy sauce
1 x 5ml spoon (1tsp) honey
1 x 15ml spoon (1tbsp) sweet chilli sauce
Serves 4
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Equipment
Large mixing bowl, chopping board, vegetable knife, lemon juicer, mixing spoon, oven tray, small mixing bowl, teaspoon
Top tips:
Serve with new potatoes, baby corn, sugar snap peas and tender stem or purple sprouting broccoli
Alternatively, serve with noodles and stir fried vegetables
Instead of ginger and lime juice, why not try cinnamon and orange juice?
Add some grated apple or chopped pineapple for extra texture and a fruity flavour.
Skills used
Knife skills – bridge and claw, safe handling and cooking of raw meat, mixing, shaping/forming, safe use of the oven
Did you know?
Due to changes in pig breeding and butchery techniques over the past 30 years the fat content of lean pork meat has reduced from 30% to just 4% on average and around 50% of the fat it does contain is heart-healthy unsaturated fat. 
Pork fact
Pork is naturally rich in protein and is also rich in four essential vitamins (thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12).
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180°C/Gas Mark 4.
Place the pork mince in a large mixing bowl.
Prepare the ingredients:
Remove the root and slice the spring onion into circles
Peel and crush the garlic
Chop the coriander
Zest the lime
Cut the lime in half and juice
Peel and grate the ginger.
Add all the prepared ingredients to the bowl with the pork mince and stir well.
Divide meat mixture into 12 equal balls. Flatten slightly and place on an oven tray. Remember to thoroughly wash and dry your hands after touching the raw meat.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
Make dipping sauce:
Pour the soy sauce into a small mixing bowl
Add the honey and sweet chilli sauce
Stir well.
Check the bites are cooked through and no pink remains.
Serve with the dipping sauce.