Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings2
Ingredients
| 3 tbsp roasted whole soya beans or dry-roasted peanuts | ||
| Sea salt | 1 Pinch (FOR THE PORK COATING) | |
| Few pinches ground white pepper | ||
| Chillies | 1 Teaspoon, crushed (FOR THE PORK COATING) | |
| 125 g/4 oz tinned pineapple in natural juice | ||
| 125 ml/4 fl oz pineapple juice | ||
| Lime juice | 3 Tablespoon, squeezed (FOR THE SWEET & SOUR SAUCE) | |
| 2 thin pork loin chops or steaks | ||
| Groundnut oil | 3 Tablespoon (FOR THE PORK) | |
| Light soy sauce | ||
| A dash of Shaohsing rice wine or dry sherry | ||
| Ground white pepper | 1 To taste (FOR THE PORK) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Into a grinder add all the ingredients for the pork coating and whizz such that they are coarsely ground or using a pestle and mortar grind it.
2. Place in to a bowl and set aside.
3. For making the sauce, blend all sauce ingredients into a puree in a food processor or blender. Keep aside.
MAKING
4. Onto a board, sprinkle the pork coating, thereafter pressing the pork into the spice mix, pressing down such that the mix sticks to the meat, coating well on both sides.
5. Place a wok or pan over a high heat, and heat the groundnut oil.
6. Arrange the pork and cook 2 minutes on each side until lightely browned.
7. Remove the pork onto a warm platter.
8. Into the wok add in the sauce ingredients simmer for 1-2 minutes until thick.
9. Add seasoning along with light soy sauce, rice wine or sherry and stir well.
SERVING
10. Pour the sauce over the pork
11. Serve with salad or rice.
1. Into a grinder add all the ingredients for the pork coating and whizz such that they are coarsely ground or using a pestle and mortar grind it.
2. Place in to a bowl and set aside.
3. For making the sauce, blend all sauce ingredients into a puree in a food processor or blender. Keep aside.
MAKING
4. Onto a board, sprinkle the pork coating, thereafter pressing the pork into the spice mix, pressing down such that the mix sticks to the meat, coating well on both sides.
5. Place a wok or pan over a high heat, and heat the groundnut oil.
6. Arrange the pork and cook 2 minutes on each side until lightely browned.
7. Remove the pork onto a warm platter.
8. Into the wok add in the sauce ingredients simmer for 1-2 minutes until thick.
9. Add seasoning along with light soy sauce, rice wine or sherry and stir well.
SERVING
10. Pour the sauce over the pork
11. Serve with salad or rice.
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