BRAISED PORK WITH PINEAPPLE

Make your leftover fried pork or pork belly or lechon kawali into a something like a Korean dishes......

Ingredients:

leftover fried pork belly(liempo), cut into servings portions

1/4 cup water

2 tbsp soy sauce

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tsp minced ginger

2 tbsp rice wine

1 can (234g) Del Monte pineapple chunks

1 tsp cornstarch, dissolved in 1 tbsp water

1 stalk leek, sliced

1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

Procedure:

1. Put leftover fried pork in 1/4 cup oil then add 1/4 cup water, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, rice wine and Del Monte pineapple chunks. Cover and simmer.

2. Add cornstarch. Simmer until thick. Stir in leeks. Top with sesame seeds.

COOKING TIPS:

Don't discard that sticky, crusty leftover in the bottom of the pan after browning the meat. You may use it to thicken the sauce when making meat stew.