Name: Sweet and sour slow-cooker pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 375 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 kilogram pork rashers; 1 red onion, cut into wedges; 1 red capsicum, coarsely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes; 2/3 cup soy sauce; 2/3 cup tomato sauce; 1/4 cup white wine vinegar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup pineapple juice; 2 tablespoon water; 1 1/2 tablespoon cornflour; 1/2 pineapple, cut into wedges; toasted sesame seeds, sliced spring onion, steamed bok choy, steamed rice to serve

Sweet and sour slow-cooker pork

Filled with exceptional flavour, this deliciously comforting sweet and sour slow-cooker pork is perfect served with rice for a filling midweek meal

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

6H 15M

Ingredients

1 kilogram pork rashers

1 red onion, cut into wedges

1 red capsicum, coarsely chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes

2/3 cup soy sauce

2/3 cup tomato sauce

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup pineapple juice

2 tablespoon water

1 1/2 tablespoon cornflour

1/2 pineapple, cut into wedges

toasted sesame seeds, sliced spring onion, steamed bok choy, steamed rice to serve

Method

1.In a 4.5-litre slow cooker, combine pork, onion, capsicum, garlic, chilli, sauces, vinegar, sugar and pineapple juice. Cook, covered, on low for 6 hours.

2.In a small jug, combine water and cornflour. Stir into pork mixture with pineapple wedges and increase heat to high.Cook for 10 minutes until thickened and pineapple is heated through.

3.Serve with sesame seeds, spring onion, bok choy and rice.

To toast sesame seeds in a wok or small frying pan, cook seeds on medium heat, stirring, for 3-5 minutes until fragrant. Remove immediately from pan.

Note

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