Name: Southern-style sticky pork slices with quick pickles
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800 gram pork slices, bone in; Dry rub; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon celery seed; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Basting suace; 1/4 cup tomato paste; 1 tablespoon malt vinegar; 2 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; Quick pickles; radishes, quartered; baby carrots, halved; 1/2 cup malt vinegar (for gluten free, use cider vinegar); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 teaspoon sesame seeds

Southern-style sticky pork slices with quick pickles

It doesn't get much better than this Southern-style sticky pork recipe when you want to indulge in a deliciously tender, flavourful meal. Serve in slices with homemade quick pickles

Serves 4

Cook

15M

Marinate

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This recipe first appeared in Food magazine.

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Ingredients

800 gram pork slices, bone in

Dry rub

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon celery seed

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Basting suace

1/4 cup tomato paste

1 tablespoon malt vinegar

2 teaspoon brown sugar

1 teaspoon salt

Quick pickles

radishes, quartered

baby carrots, halved

1/2 cup malt vinegar (for gluten free, use cider vinegar)

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

2 teaspoon sesame seeds

Method

1.Combine the dry rub ingredients and use to rub all over the pork slices to coat. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

2.For the basting sauce, combine the ingredients in bowl and stir.

3.For the quick pickles, place the radishes and carrots in a jar. Heat the vinegar, salt and sugar together in a small pan to boiling, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool before pouring over the vegetables in the jar to cover. Sprinkle over the sesame seeds and allow to steep for at least 10 minutes.

4.When ready to cook the pork, preheat the barbecue grill. Brush the basting sauce over the pork slices and grill for 4-5 minutes on each side until just cooked through. Baste once again while cooking. Take off grill, cover and rest for 5 minutes before serving with the quick pickles.