SWEET AND SOUR PORK AND PINEAPPLE WITH RICE OMELETTE
SWEET AND SOUR PORK AND PINEAPPLE WITH RICE OMELETTE
SWEET AND SOUR PORK AND PINEAPPLE WITH RICE OMELETTE

Ingredients
  • 1 x 600g/1lb 5oz pork fillet
  • cut into thin slices
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • roughly chopped
  • 225g/8oz fresh or tinned pineapple in juice
  • cut into chunks
  • 2 tsp caster sugar
  • 5 spring onions
  • trimmed
  • finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • lightly beaten
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp groundnut or vegetable oil
  • 200g/7oz cooked long-grain rice
  • chilled (preferably overnight)
Directions
  • For the pork
  • put the pork into a bowl and add the light soy sauce
  • rice wine or sherry
  • sesame oil and cornflour. Mix well to cover the pork in the marinade
  • then set aside.
  • Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat. When the oil starts to smoke
  • add the garlic and stir-fry for 10 seconds
  • or until golden brown but not burned. Add the marinated pork
  • reserving the marinade in the bowl
  • and continue to stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the pineapple
  • sugar
  • reserved marinade
  • three-quarters of the spring onions
  • and the dark soy sauce and continue to stir-fry for a further 2-3 minutes. Add the coriander
  • stir well and remove the wok from the heat.
  • Meanwhile
  • for the rice omelette
  • whisk together the eggs and sesame oil in a bowl.
  • Heat the oil in a separate wok or large frying pan over a high heat. When the pan is hot
  • pour away the oil so that only a light coating remains in the wok.
  • Pour the egg mixture into the pan and swirl the pan so that the mixture forms a thin omelette. When the eggs have just set
  • sprinkle the cooked rice over the omelette and cook for one minute. Carefully fold the edges of the omelette over the rice to cover
  • then transfer the omelette to a warm plate and cover with a clean tea towel to allow the rice to finish heating through.
  • To serve
  • slice the omelette
  • divide the slices equally among four serving plates
  • then spoon the pork alongside. Garnish with the remaining spring onions.