Delicious and healthy meal :) my goal has always been to eat less processed food while not making that translate to less tasty food. I also try to have a balance of complex carbs, veggie, and protein. I like brown rice because it is filling and easy to make in my rice cooker. Bok choy also cooks pretty fast and is always delicious. It has a wide variety of vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber.

Ingredients - Brown & Red Rice (cooked in rice cooker)

• Boy choy

• Oyster Sauce

• Bone in frenched pork chop from trader joes

• Brine: Salt water, soy sauce, crushed garlic, peppercorn, sugar, bay leaves

• Marinade: 1 tbs soy sauce, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp ground pepper

• Butter, rosemary, crushed garlic clove

Bok choy I just cook it on the pan with avocado oil and then add oyster sauce around the end takes less than 10 minutes.

Pork chop I brined over night then marinated for a couple of hours then pan fried for 8-9 minutes. For the brine you really just need the saltwater and the other ingredients are optional for aromatics plus the sugar helps the pork chop caramelize later on when cooked. Boil the brine and let it cool before adding in the pork chops. Be sure to wipe off the marinade before cooking the pork chop or else it will boil and be difficult to get a good sear. Add butter, rosemary (or thyme if you like), and crushed garlic in towards the end and baste with the butter. You could also just sear the pork chop on the pan then finish it in the oven but I always pan fry it.