Ingredients

1 pound thinly sliced pork chops or pork shoulder (omit for vegetarian version)

1 can pineapple rings or 1 fresh pineapple , carved & sliced into thin strips.

1/2 cup vegetable or grape seed oil

1 tablespoon sugar

4 tablespoons fish sauce or soy sauce

3 tablespoons pineapple juice w/ about 2 1″ inch pineapple cubes crushed in juice

2 cloves crushed garlic

1 teaspoon grated or crushed ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

Lettuce

cucumbers

mint

shredded carrots

Pineapple dressing/dip

1 clove crushed garlic

1/4 cup water

2 tablespoons grape seed oil

4 tablespoons soy sauce

2 teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon chili flakes

4 table spoons pineapple juice

2 tablespoons minced pineapple

Preparation

  1. Marinade : In bowl or plastic bag, mix sugar, fish/soy sauce, pineapple juice & crushed pineapple cubes, garlic , ginger and salt. Add pork , let marinade for about 20 minutes. For vegetarian version, us this same mixture to marinade pineapple slices for about 20 minutes.

2 . Make dressing\dip. In blender, add garlic, water, grape seed oil, soy sauce, sugar, chili flakes, pineapple juice and minced pineapple. Blend well.

  1. Wash lettuce, herbs, slice cucumbers & carrots.

  2. In hot pan, cook pork on each side for about 1 minute or until cooked. For pineapple, quickly sear each side of pineapple slices for about 30 seconds, or until light brown crust appears. Remove from heat, let cool.

5.Assemble lettuce , pork, pineapple chunks and toss with dressing.