Sweet & Sour Pork with Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice

1 cup uncooked basmati rice

1 1/4 cup water

1/2 cup coconut milk

1/4 tsp salt

Add all ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 min until all the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat immediately.

Sweet & Sour Pork

1 lb pork tenderloin, cut into 3/4 inch cubes

2 tbsp cornstarch, divided

3 tbsp soy sauce, divided

1 8 oz can pineapple chunks in juice, undrained

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup turbinado

2 tbsp ketchup

1 tbsp olive oil

1 cup onion, chopped

1 tsp ginger, minced

1/2 tsp garlic, minced

1 cup green bell pepper, chopped

1/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced

1/4 cup slivered almonds

In a large bowl, combine pork, 1 tbsp cornstarch, and 1 tbsp soy sauce. Toss well to coat and set aside.

Drain pineapple juice into a medium bowl and add the remaining cornstarch and soy sauce, plus the apple cider vinegar, turbinado, and ketchup. Stir well and set aside.

Heat olive oil in a large pan medium-high, then add pork and sauté for 3 min. Add onion, ginger, and garlic; sauté for 1 min. Mix in pineapple and green bell pepper and sauté for 3 min, stirring frequently. Top with the sauce mixture and bring to a low boil. Cook for 1 min once it begins to boil and then remove from the heat.

Plating: Scoop 1/2 - 3/4 cup coconut rice onto the serving plate and top with 1/2 - 3/4 cup sweet & sour pork. Top with green onions and almonds.

~Yields 4 servings.

Recipe printed from Le Grand Fromage: http://brielegrandfromage.blogspot.com/

URL to recipe: http://brielegrandfromage.blogspot.com/2009/10/sweet-sour-pork-with-coconut-rice.html