PORCO ANAISE (1)
Pork with pineapple, tamarind and balichão
Porco Anaise from Marie Menezes Ribeiro, courtesy of Maria de Lourdes Bayot and Yvonne Husband
1 lb 2 oz | ½ kg pork diced
2 tbsp liquid tamarind liquid or 1 tbsp paste mixed with water
2 tbsp balichão
1 tin of pineapple pieces
¾ stick of jagra
2 garlic
(1) See also Porco Balichão Tamarindo
(2) Slab of brown sugar or cane sugar available from Asian shops.
Sauté the garlic, balichão and tamarind for 2 mins, then add the diced pork and fry for 2 mins.
Add the pineapple juice and enough water to just cover the pork.
Boil until the pork is soft.
Then add the pineapple and jagra. Stir until the jagrahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peen_tong dissolves then simmer for about 5 mins. This will also thicken the sauce.
Taste, if needed add a little more jagra, if too sweet add a little salt.