Name: Sweet and Spicy Pork with Apples in Unagi Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Peanut oil - 2 tablespoons; Minced fresh ginger root - 2 tablespoons; Brown sugar - 3 tablespoons; Chili powder, or to taste - 2 tablespoons; Onion, cut into strips - 1; Red bell pepper, cut into strips - 1; Yellow bell pepper, cut into strips - 1; Garlic, minced - 5 cloves; Soy sauce - ½ cup; Unagi (eel) sauce - ¼ cup; Paprika - 2 tablespoons; Mirin (Japanese sweet wine) (Optional) - 2 tablespoons; Coconut extract (Optional) - 1 teaspoon; Pork tenderloin, cut into 1 inch cubes - 2 pounds; Chicken broth - 1 cup; Cornstarch - 1 ½ tablespoons; Water - 1 ½ tablespoons; Red apple - cored and diced - 1; Orange, peeled, sectioned, and cut into bite-size pieces - 1 large; Fresh basil, chopped - 10 leaves; Green onions, chopped - 2; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon

Sweet and Spicy Pork with Apples in Unagi Sauce

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45 min.

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Ingredients for - Sweet and Spicy Pork with Apples in Unagi Sauce

1. Peanut oil - 2 tablespoons

2. Minced fresh ginger root - 2 tablespoons

3. Brown sugar - 3 tablespoons

4. Chili powder, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

5. Onion, cut into strips - 1

6. Red bell pepper, cut into strips - 1

7. Yellow bell pepper, cut into strips - 1

8. Garlic, minced - 5 cloves

9. Soy sauce - ½ cup

10. Unagi (eel) sauce - ¼ cup

11. Paprika - 2 tablespoons

12. Mirin (Japanese sweet wine) (Optional) - 2 tablespoons

13. Coconut extract (Optional) - 1 teaspoon

14. Pork tenderloin, cut into 1 inch cubes - 2 pounds

15. Chicken broth - 1 cup

16. Cornstarch - 1 ½ tablespoons

17. Water - 1 ½ tablespoons

18. Red apple - cored and diced - 1

19. Orange, peeled, sectioned, and cut into bite-size pieces - 1 large

20. Fresh basil, chopped - 10 leaves

21. Green onions, chopped - 2

22. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Sweet and Spicy Pork with Apples in Unagi Sauce

1. Stage

Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over low heat. Stir in the ginger, brown sugar, and chili powder. Cook and stir for several minutes until the brown sugar has melted and the ginger is fragrant. Add the onion, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and garlic. Increase heat to medium and continue cooking until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 7 minutes.

2. Stage

Stir the soy sauce, unagi sauce, paprika, mirin, and coconut extract into the vegetable mixture; bring to a simmer. Add the pork cubes and chicken stock; return to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the pork is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes.

3. Stage

Dissolve the cornstarch in the water; stir into the simmering pork. Add the apple and orange cubes; cover and cook until the apple is becoming tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the basil, green onions, and black pepper; cook 2 minutes more before serving.