Name: Vietnamese Tamarind Pork Stir-Fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon tamarind paste; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 tablespoon chopped shallot (or green onions); 1 whole anchovy fillet, mashed to a paste; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced; 1 1/2 lbs boneless pork loin, cut into 1/4-inch-thick matchsticks; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 8 green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup fresh pineapple, diced (or canned); 2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint, for garnish

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Vietnamese Tamarind Pork Stir-Fry created by Elmotoo

This is a recipe I found in my "The Complete Meat Cookbook" by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly, posting (untried by me) for the ZWT event.

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ingredients

1 teaspoon tamarind paste
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon chopped shallot (or green onions)
1 whole anchovy fillet, mashed to a paste
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1 ¹⁄₂ lbs boneless pork loin, cut into 1/4-inch-thick matchsticks
1 tablespoon peanut oil
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares
2 tablespoons fish sauce
8 green onions, cut into 2-inch pieces
¹⁄₂ cup fresh pineapple, diced (or canned)
2 tablespoons chopped of fresh mint, for garnish

directions

Flavor Step - Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a bowl and toss the pork strips in the marinade until they are well coated. Marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Heat 1-1/2 teaspoons of the oil in a wok or heavy skillet over the highest heat. Stir-fry the red bell peppers for 2 minutes. Remove and set aside.
Remove the meat from the marinade, saving the marinade.
Add the remaining 1-1/2 teaspoons oil and the meat to the pan and stir-fry until the strips are just cooked through and no longer pink inside, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the reserved marinade, the fish sauce, green onions or scallions, pineapple, and the peppers and cook, stirring often, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce coats the pork, 1 to 2 minutes.
Spoon the meat and sauce into a bowl, sprinkle with the chopped mint, and serve.

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8/16/2013

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review by Elmotoo

8/16/2013

This was great! There wasn't an any extra marinade to make sauce with. Next time I'll use more tamarind, too. My daughter, THE PICKY ONE, ate 2 helpings instantly. Later, when she wanted a 'snack', she had a 3rd serving. I'll definitely be making this again! Made for ZWT9, Mike & the Appliance Killers.

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creation by diner524

7/7/2013

This is a recipe I found in my "The Complete Meat Cookbook" by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly, posting (untried by me) for the ZWT event.