Fried rice without the rice, ready in about 30 minutes

Riced cauliflower stands in for the grain, ground pork gives it heft, and coconut aminos carry the salty, savory depth that soy used to. It comes together in 1 pan in about 30 minutes, which makes it the kind of meal you can actually pull off on a tired weeknight in the middle of elimination.

The dish quietly delivers what a healing body wants. Pork is a strong source of B vitamins and zinc, which support energy metabolism and immune function. The cauliflower brings vitamin C and sulforaphane, a compound involved in the body's own detox pathways, and the carrot adds beta carotene, which the body uses to build vitamin A for the gut lining. It is a full plate of vegetables and protein carrying real comfort.

Cook with a little gratitude for the animal that fed you, source the pork as well as your budget allows, and use the whole head of cauliflower so nothing is wasted. Then eat it warm from the pan, which is when a dish like this is always best.

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp coconut oil (in place of ghee)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 onion
• 1 lb ground pork
• 1 carrot
• 2 Tbsp coconut aminos
• 1 tsp fish sauce (clean-label)
• Sea salt (omit the black pepper)
• 4 cups riced cauliflower
• 2 green onions
• (omit the 2 eggs)

Swaps made: replaced the ghee in the source method with coconut oil, omitted the black pepper, and omitted the two eggs, all standard AIP exclusions. Coconut aminos and clean-label fish sauce are AIP-permitted.

Method

• Warm the coconut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and onion and cook until soft and fragrant.
• Add the ground pork and break it up as it browns, about 7 to 8 minutes, until cooked through. Stir in the grated carrot, coconut aminos, fish sauce, and a little sea salt.
• Push the pork to the side or briefly set it aside, then add the riced cauliflower to the pan and cook about 5 minutes, until tender but not mushy.
• Recombine everything, taste for salt, and finish with sliced green onion.

*Adapted from a-clean-plate*