Pork Strips with Lime Peanut Sauce

This is incredibly good although it is time-consuming to prepare. It is delicious and pretty enough to serve to company. It tastes like something you could get at P.F. Chang's!

• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp garlic, minced
• 1 tsp ginger, grated
• 2 tsp fresh lime juice plus more for garnish
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp chili garlic sauce
• 1 tsp honey
• 1/2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 cup rice, cooked acc. to pkg directions
• 1 cup snow pea pods, cut in half
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1 pound thick cut boneless pork chops, trimmed of fat and cut into thin strips across the grain
• Garnish: lime juice, sliced green onions, chopped cilantro, chopped peanuts

1. To make peanut sauce, combine first 11 ingredients in bowl--dissolve peanut butter in hot water first, then add the rest.

2. Saute vegetables in 2 tbsp peanut/vegetable oil to desired tenderness; remove to bowl. In same pan add pork (add more oil if needed) and cook until lightly browned. Add peanut sauce and stir to coat. Bring to a boil and boil one minute.

3. Serve vegetables and pork in peanut sauce over cooked rice with garnishes.