ELIZE’S PORK NECK WITH PASSION FRUIT

This pork in is baked in a blended passion fruit, orange and chilli mixture until tender. Two hours later, with minimal effort required on your part, this beautifully seasoned pork is your new best friend.

4 pork neck chops
4 passion fruit, cut in half and pulp reserved
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 onion, chopped in slices
1 green pepper, julienne cut
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1.5 cm ginger root, chopped
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 green chilli, chopped
60 ml orange concentrate
250 ml water
½ teaspoon Chinese five spice
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon rosemary leaves, chopped

Mix all ingredients together, place pork chops in an oven proof dish and marinade in refrigerator for 4 hours.
Bake covered in a preheated oven at 160°C for 1.5 hours. Remove dish from oven.
Set oven to grill.
Thicken sauce in a small saucepan with a bit of Maizena paste.
Grill the meat until brown.
Serve meat with sauce, samp and beans, or your choice of starch and vegetables/salad.

Recipe and photo: Elize de Kock