Thai style sweet & sour pork stir-fry

This delicious Thai-style dish is a variation on the traditional Chinese ‘sweet and sour’. Have all the ingredients ready before you start cooking.

Serves 3 -4 

Ingredients:

• 400 g lean pork, e.g. rump or leg steaks
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 2 courgettes, cut into sticks
• 2 tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges
• 225 g can pineapple pieces in natural juice (or 3⁄4 cup fresh
• pineapple pieces)
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce (see page 7)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 spring onions, sliced
• cooked rice to serve

Method:

Cut the pork into thin slices.

Heat the oil in a wok or heavy- based frying pan. Stir-fry the onion and garlic over a medium heat for 2–3 minutes.

Add the pork, increase heat to high and stir-fry for 3–4 minutes.

Add the pepper, courgettes, tomatoes and pineapple to the pan. Stir-fry for 2–3 minutes.

Stir in the fish sauce and sugar. Cook for 2–3 minutes.

Add the spring onions. Toss to combine. Serve with cooked rice.

_{Recipe courtesy of Edmond’s}