Spiced Pineapple Pork

Name: Spiced Pineapple Pork
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons vegetable oil; 4 boneless pork loin steaks, trimmed of excess fat; salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon tomato paste; 14 ounces pineapple, rings in juice, drained, but juice reserved; 1/2 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder; cilantro leaf, to serve; 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce

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Recipe by English_Rose

The classic combination of pork and pineapple lives on in this slightly retro and irresistible sweet and sour one-pan dish. Serve with rice and Chinese greens.

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READY IN: 17mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

teaspoons vegetable oil
4

boneless pork loin steaks, trimmed of excess fat
salt and pepper
2

tablespoons light brown sugar
1

teaspoon tomato paste
14

ounces pineapple, rings in juice, drained, but juice reserved
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teaspoon chili powder
1

teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
cilantro leaf, to serve
1

tablespoon dark soy sauce

DIRECTIONS

Add the oil to a large non-stick pan, season the steaks well, then fry for 5 mins on each side until golden and almost cooked through.
Mix the sugar, soy, tomato paste and most of the pineapple juice in a bowl.
Add the pineapple rings to the pan and let them caramelise a little alongside the pork.
Add the chili and five-spice to the pan, then fry for 1 min until aromatic.
Tip in the soy mix and let it bubble around the pork and pineapple for a few mins until slightly reduced and sticky.
Sprinkle with cilantro, and serve with rice and Chinese greens.

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