EASY SWEET AND SOUR PORK
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp roasted peanuts
- ground black pepper (or ground white pepper)
- 1 tsp crushed dried chillies
- 2 pork loin steaks
- fat removed
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
- 125g/4oz canned pineapple
- in natural juice
- juice reserved
- 3 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- light soy sauce
- splash of Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry (optional)
- steamed rice
- choi sum (Chinese cabbage)
- or spinach
- steamed
Directions
- For the pork
- place the roasted peanuts
- a few pinches of ground pepper and the dried chillies into a food processor and pulse until coarsely ground. Transfer to a shallow bowl and set aside.
- Place the pork steaks in between two sheets of cling film and
- using a meat mallet or rolling pin
- bash the pork steaks until halved in thickness. Roll the steaks in the soya bean mixture until well-coated
- then pat lightly to secure the mixture to the meat
- shaking off any excess.
- Heat a wok until smoking and add the groundnut oil
- then add the pork steaks and cook for 2-3 minutes on both sides
- or until golden-brown and cooked through. Remove the steaks from the wok transfer to a warm plate to rest.
- For the sweet and sour sauce
- place all of the sauce ingredients into a food processor and blend to a smooth paste.
- Pour the sweet and sour sauce into the wok used to cook the pork and leave to simmer for 1-2 minutes
- or until the sauce has reduced to a thick consistency. Season
- to taste
- with light soy sauce
- rice wine and ground white pepper.
- To serve
- pour the sauce over the pork and serve with rice and choi sum.

