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Jerk pork with pineapple

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Really tasty homemade jerk pork, served with refreshing pineapple

10 mins

20 mins

225 kcals

serves 6

JERK PORK WITH PINEAPPLE

I’m all for a ready-made jerk seasoning, but it’s also nice to do it yourself sometimes for that fresher taste- this is a gorgeous tasty jerk pork dish, and it’s really complemented by the sweet and juicy pineapple.

PLEASE NOTE: THE PORK REQUIRES OVERNIGHT MARINATING!

Jerk pork with pineapple

Servings: 4
Really tasty homemade jerk pork, served with refreshing pineapple
Print Recipe
10 minutes
20 minutes
marinade12 hours

Ingredients

  • 4 pork steaks all visible fat removed (1 per person so maybe a couple extra if they are small)
  • For the sauce:
  • 225 g onions quartered
  • 1-1½ scotch bonnet or other chillies according to taste halved and seeded
  • 50 g root ginger peeled and chopped roughly
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • small bunch fresh thyme leaves only
  • 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 120 ml white wine vinegar
  • 20 ml dark soy sauce
  • To serve:
  • rice and peas
  • 1 pineapple peeled, cored and cut in wedges
  • 4 limes 3 cut in wedges, 1 juice only

Instructions

  • Put all the ingredients for the Jerk Sauce in a food processor and whiz until smooth.
  • Place the pork in a large shallow dish, pour over the sauce, cover and leave to marinade in the fridge overnight.
  • On a hot griddle cook the pork for 15-20 minutes (depending on the thickness of the steaks),
  • Put the leftover jerk marinade into a frying pan and bring to a bubble, then cook at a simmer, stirring regularly for 10 minutes.
  • Serve the jerk pork with the rice and peas (basmati rice with cooked kidney beans), extra jerk sauce, pineapple and wedges of lime on the side.
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