Spiced barbecue pork with pineapple

ingredients

• Pineapple spiced barbecue pork

  • 500 gram pork fillet, trimmed
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoon five-spice powder
  • 1 teaspoon chilli flakes, optional
  • 1 small pineapple, peeled, thinly sliced

• To serve

  • jasmine rice, steamed
  • coriander leaves

method

• Pineapple spiced barbecue pork

  • 1

    Place pork in a glass bowl. In a jug, whisk juice, sugar, sauces, oil and spices together. Pour half the marinade over pork and coat well.

  • 2

    Pour remaining marinade into a small saucepan. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, stirring often, to thicken slightly.

  • 3

    Preheat a char-grill pan or grill on high. Brush with oil. Cook pork for 10-12 minutes, turning, until just cooked through. Rest pork, loosely covered with foil, for 5 minutes.

  • 4

    Grill pineapple for 2-3 minutes each side until light marks appear.

  • 5

    Thinly slice rested pork. Serve on a bed of rice with pineapple. Spoon sauce over and scatter with coriander.

notes

✦ For a nice crunch, sprinkle with toasted chopped peanuts.