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Asian Pork Loin Medallions with Sweet and Sour Pineapple Sauce
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A quick and delicious Asian-inspired dish featuring pork loin medallions cooked in a sweet and sour pineapple sauce made with authentic Asian ingredients like five-spice powder, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, and fresh ginger. The dish includes stir-fried vegetables and is garnished with fresh cilantro.
00:15:00 total
Serves 2
medium
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Ingredients
- pork loin medallions - 2 pieces (cut into medallions)
- frozen pineapple - 1 cup (preferably pure frozen pineapple, such as Guayarauco brand)
- five-spice powder - watch the video to see (Chinese five-spice powder)
- soy sauce - 1 tablespoon (preferably Chinese soy sauce for intensity)
- hoisin sauce - 2 tablespoons (Asian hoisin sauce)
- fresh ginger - watch the video to see (thinly sliced for sauce)
- sesame seeds - watch the video to see (to garnish and add flavor)
- sesame oil - 1 teaspoon (used as flavoring, not for frying)
- carrot - 1/2 carrot (cut into thick diagonal diamond shapes)
- green onion (scallion) - 1 piece (cut diagonally into rhomboidal shapes)
- zucchini (Italian squash) - 1/2 zucchini (cut into rhomboidal shapes)
- garlic - 2 cloves (sliced)
- fresh cilantro - watch the video to see (for garnish)
- cornstarch - 1/2 teaspoon or as needed (diluted in water, optional to thicken sauce)
- salt - watch the video to see (to taste)
- black pepper - watch the video to see (freshly ground, to taste)
- vegetable oil - watch the video to see (for browning pork)
Instructions
- Prepare Pork Medallions: Cut pork loin into medallions. Season both sides with salt, freshly ground black pepper, and a light dusting of five-spice powder.
- Brown the Pork: Heat vegetable oil in a pan until hot. Brown the pork medallions on both sides quickly, leaving the inside slightly undercooked as they will finish cooking in the sauce.
- Prepare Vegetables: While pork browns, cut carrot into thick diagonal diamond shapes, slice green onions diagonally into rhomboidal shapes, cut zucchini similarly, and slice garlic cloves thinly.
- Stir-fry Vegetables: Remove pork from pan. Add the prepared vegetables to the same pan and stir-fry quickly over medium-high heat, seasoning lightly with salt. The vegetables should remain crunchy (al dente).
- Prepare Sauce: Add frozen pureed pineapple to the pan with vegetables. Lower the heat. Add thinly sliced fresh ginger, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, a little more five-spice powder, and sesame oil as flavoring.
- Finish Cooking Pork in Sauce: Return the browned pork medallions to the pan with the sauce and vegetables. Simmer for about 2 minutes until pork is fully cooked in the center and the sauce thickens. Optionally, add diluted cornstarch to thicken if needed.
- Final Seasoning and Garnish: Taste the sauce and adjust salt if necessary. Garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.
