Thick Sweet & Sour Braised Pork
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A sweet and sour lemon dish with a hint of heat that requires a delicate balance of these flavours. A tasty weekday treat. For best results, cook it the day before. You may substitute the pork with chicken or fish or make it vegetarian/vegan using aubergines, squash or sweet potato.
Thick Sweet & Sour Braised Pork
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Category
Main
Servings
4
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp olive oil or rapeseed oil
- 2 banana shallots thinly sliced
- 500-600g pork fillet or pork loin chops thinly sliced
- 4 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 4 tsp RoniB's Kitchen Black Bean Chilli Oil (add more if desired)
- salt to taste
- 2 fresh red chilies sliced (optional)
Directions
Heat a wok or pan until very hot. Add the oil and when hot, add the onions and fresh chillies, if using, cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add the sliced pork.
In a bowl, mix together the sugar, dark soy sauce, black bean chilli oil and lemon juice. Set aside.
When the pork is half done, stir in the soy sauce mixture.
- Add salt to desired taste.
- Simmer until sauce is reduced and thick. About 2-4 minutes.