Chinese Recipe : Pork Chop with Mango

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1.5 mangoes, peeled and diced (use Philippines Mango)
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 red hot chili, seeded and minced
• 2 Tablespoons chopped Chinese parsley
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 1.5 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
• 4 pieces of Pork Chop (1" thick)

Marinade:

• 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon ginger juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• dash of pepper

Directions:

1. Marinate the pork chop for at least 1/2 hour.
2. Mash 2/3 of the mango dices (1 mango), reserve the rest (1/2 mango) and set aside.
3. Heat the wok, add 1 Tablespoon oil. When hot enough, add in the garlic, basil, chili and stir fry for 1 minute. Then add the stock, brown sugar and soy sauce and bring to the boil. Simmer for 3 minutes. Add the mashed mango, mix well and let further simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce gets thicker. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Fry the pork chop until 90% done and golden. Add the mango sauce and simmer for 1 minute. Then add the remaining mango dices. When hot enough, serve.

Submitted by : Li Wen