Name: Sweet and Sour Pork Belly
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ½ tsp Chinese five spice powder; 700g pork belly rashers, cut into 4 cm pieces; 2 tblsps light soy sauce; 432g can pineapple chunks in juice; 1 medium red capsicum, cut into 2cm pieces; 1 large carrot, halved lengthways, thickly sliced on the diagonal; 1 red onion, cut into thin wedges; Steamed rice and sliced green spring onions, to serve; SAUCE; ¼ cup tomato sauce; 2 tblsps apple cider vinegar

TIP: Pork belly rashers can be found in major supermarkets. Sauce can be made a day ahead. Keep covered in the fridge and reheat before serving.

Ingredients

½ tsp Chinese five spice powder

700g pork belly rashers, cut into 4 cm pieces

2 tblsps light soy sauce

432g can pineapple chunks in juice

1 medium red capsicum, cut into 2cm pieces

1 large carrot, halved lengthways, thickly sliced on the diagonal

1 red onion, cut into thin wedges

Steamed rice and sliced green spring onions, to serve

SAUCE

¼ cup tomato sauce

2 tblsps apple cider vinegar

Method

Step 1

Combine 1 tblsp cornflour with five spice powder in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Place pork in a large bowl. Add half the soy sauce. Toss to combine. Add cornflour mixture. Toss well to coat in mixture.

Step 2

Pull out pan and basket from a 7-litre air fryer. Place pork in basket. Spray well with oil. Slide pan and basket into air fryer. Set temperature to 180C. Set timer and cook for 15 minutes. Turn pork over.

Step 3

Drain pineapple, reserve ½ cup juice and half of the pineapple chunks. Use remaining for another use. Add pineapple, capsicum, carrot and onion to basket. Spray well with oil. Toss pork and vegetables to combine. Set timer cook a for 10 minutes until pork and vegetables are cooked.

Step 4

Meanwhile, make sauce. Combine pineapple juice with sauce, vinegar, sugar and remaining soy sauce in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring over a medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Mix remaining cornflour with 2 tblsps water in a small bowl. Stir into sauce. Bring to boil. Cook, stirring for about 2 minutes until thickened.

Step 5

Transfer pork and vegetables to serving plates. Pour over sauce. Serve with rice and onions.

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