Sweet and Sour Pork Chops with Stir Fried Veg
An easy weekday dinner idea made with pork chops served with a sweet and sour sauce.
Sweet and Sour Pork Chops with Stir Fried Veg An easy weekday dinner idea made with pork chops served with a sweet and sour sauce. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4people | 15min |
| Cook Time |
| 30min |
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Ingredients
- 2tablespoons butter
- 2teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 2 bird eye chilifinely chopped
- 2cloves garlicminced
- 1 pineapplepeeled and cut into rings
- 1 green peppersliced
- 1 red peppersliced
- 1 yellow peppersliced
- 4tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 carrotspeeled and sliced into strips
- 1cup sugar snap peas
- 3tablespoons olive oilfor stir fry
- 1tablespoon olive oilto rub pork chops with
- salt and black pepperto season
- 4 pork loin chops
Instructions
- First off, heat the butter in a wok and sauté the ginger, chillies and garlic.
- Add half of the pineapple, half of the green, red and yellow pepper and sauté until soft.
- Add the balsamic vinegar, mix and remove from heat.
- Transfer to a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- In the same wok, heat a few glugs of olive oil and stir fry the rest of the peppers, the carrots & the peas – sauté these vegetables until soft, but still firm.
- Remove from pan, and add the rest of the pineapple slices, sauté them until they caramelized and turn colour. Set aside.
- For the pork chops, rub them with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Add a little olive oil to the pan and fry for 5 minutes on each side.
- Remove from heat and add spoonsful of sweet and sour sauce, basting each chop.
- Transfer the pan to the oven and continue to bake for another 5 – 10 minutes until the skin becomes crispy.
- To serve, place the veggies on the plate first, top with chops, pineapple and more sweet and sour goodness on the side.