Tropical Pork and Pineapple
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs pork tenderloin, cubed
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 2 habanero peppers, seeds and stems removed, minced
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1⁄4 cup lime juice (freshly squeezed preferred)
- 8 ounces pineapple chunks, drained, juice reserved
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup dark rum
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 fresh banana, sliced
- 1⁄4 cup grated fresh or dried flaked coconut, plus additional for garnish
- 2 cups steamed rice
directions
- First mix the cornstarch with the water.
- Brown the pork in a skillet, adding some of the oil if necessary.
- Add the remaining oil with the ginger, onion, and garlic. Saute until the onion is soft.
- Add the chiles, stock, lime juice, juice from the canned pineapple, soy sauce, nutmeg, cloves, and brown sugar and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until the meat is very tender and almost starts to fall apart.
- Add the rum, and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in the cornstarch mixture to thicken. Add the pineapple, banana, and coconut and heat through.
- Garnish with additional coconut and serve over the rice.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
My passions include cooking, computers, and gardening.
So, I like to, if at all possible, grow whatever I'm going to be cooking with. Which is one of the reasons I got involved in peppers, specifically hot peppers (Habaneros, Jalapenos, that sort of peppers).