Sticky Pork Scotch Fillet is so good with this special Raw Sweet and Sour. All you need to do is marinate the Pork and serve it with this stunning salad. Just add rice.
Odds are it isn’t summer where you are, but you could still BBQ this Sticky Pork Scotch Fillet because it will make your day. Well ok if it is too cold outside you can cook it on the stove top in a grill pan. I have teamed it with quite a tropical inspired salad that will change your mind about sweet and sour.
Here in Sydney the summer onslaught of heat has just begun with smokin’ hot 35 C days (95F). I sure don’t mind because I love summer, but it can get a little trying at dinner time, don’t you think?
Last week when I was on a little beach break there was a strange turn in the weather that saw a 35 C day turn into a cold and rainy one right in the middle of a family hike. To be honest there were a few clouds when we set out. I always carry a camera with me and I didn’t want to take any chances so I also took a large umbrella and asked my sister to take hers too. I kind of felt a little silly with my large brolly just up until the first raindrops started. Stranded on a headland during a down pour with 10 other people and two umbrellas is really quite funny, oh that is unless you have to shield your camera from the storm. It was cosy under those umbrellas. Lucky we like each other
We shuffled our way to a beach side shelter where we laughed a lot until the rain subsided. Then we went out to lunch in our wet clothes. It was fun. Mother nature can surprise us at times, and so can my brain.
This Pork Scotch Fillet is marinated. It is really nice marinated over night but if you are short of time give it as long as you’ve got. The raw sweet and sour is extra good at this time of year as the pineapple is so sweet, but if you find that your pineapple is a bit too sour then add an extra tablespoon of honey.
Sticky Pork Scotch Fillet & raw Sweet and Sour delicious BBQ food.
Sticky Pork Scotch Fillet & Raw Sweet and Sour
Ingredients
Marinate the pork overnight for the strongest results
- 6 Pork scotch Fillet steaks 1 1/2 thick
- 120 gm Palm sugar you can use honey too- approx 2 heapedbut palm sugar tastes best
- 125 ml Ketchup Manis Sweet Soy Sauce 1/2 cup
- 80 ml fish sauce 1/3 cup
- 2 tablespoon ginger grated
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon star anise ground
- 20 ml lime juice 1 tablespoon, 1/2 lime
Raw sweet and sour salad
- 40 gm honey 2 tablespoons
- 40 ml rice wine vinegar
- 10 ml fish sauce 2 teaspoons
- 500 gm Pineapple slices and cored (1 small)
- 100 gm Spanish onion peeled and sliced into thin strips
- 2 cups Lebanese cucumbers / 2diced skin on
- 150 gm red pepper diced, 1 cup
- 30 gm chopped pink Japanese pickled ginger 2 tablespoons
- 1/2 bunch coriander cleaned chopped
Instructions
- Start the recipe by mixing the palm sugar, sweet soy, fish sauce, ginger, garlic, and star anise into a non metallic bowl. Add 6 pork steaks cover and marinate.
- To make the Raw sweet and sour mix the honey, vinegar and fish sauce. Stir well to combine. Mince the pineapple to fine (chop till minced running the knife back and forward over it. Try to save the juice too). Add the pineapple and the finely sliced Spanish onion and let them sit while you chop the rest of the salad.
- Chop the cucumber into small dice. Chop the pickled ginger into small pieces mix with the cucumber and chopped coriander. Give the salad a very good mix and use straight away.
- You can use this salad with chicken or fish too.
- Remove the Pork from the marinade and pat them dry. Prepare the BBQ or a grill pan. Paint the pork with a little oil.
- I like the grill marks on my Pork so use the grill bars but you can use a plate too if you like. Start the Pork of on high. Leave on this side for 5 minutes before flipping and turning down a little. Grill on the second side for another 5 -6 minutes. The Pork will caramelise very quickly so watch it carefully. Put the pork onto a plate and cover with foil. Leave for 8 minutes.
- Meantime reduce the marinade in a pot on the BBQ or the stove. Cook down till the liquid turns to a thick syrup. This can be painted onto the steaks or toss the steaks in a bowl with this, before you serve.
- Make sure you cook the marinade before using it!
Like sweet and sour?. Try this recipe too. One Pot Sweet Sour Lime Chicken
The rain and all of us under two umbrellas
Waiting it out
This was sooo delicious! I made the accompanying salad and it was a perfect match. I must say I was dubious about how this would come together but it was absolute cracker. I was surprised how much my kids loved it too. I cooked the pork on my charcoal bbq and it came out spot on. Perfect for a warm summer night in Melbourne. Thanks so much!
Thanks for your wonderful support. Glad you enjoyed. Tania
I just made this recipe and it was SO GOOD, I’m writing it down in our fave recipes notebook! (And only the best of the best make it in there!)
I only made the marinade not the salad and I used brown sugar instead of palm sugar.
Hi Chels
Thanks for taking the time to leave a message for me. I am glad you enjoyed the recipe.You cant beat Pork Scotch fillet for dinner thats for sure
Tania
A great recipe for summer. Loving the sound of that salad!
Thank you. we did enjoy it!
Oh, we’ve been caught in those sudden storms and showers on our walks too. It’s funny how quickly the weather can change! This looks like a great recipe. Mr 16 struggles to keep weight on and is always hungry so I’m trying to get him to eat more protein. He doesn’t like meat very much and he’s allergic to nuts and legumes so that doesn’t leave us a lot! Marinated and Asian-style meat goes down well though and he’s rediscovering salad at last. This is going on my list for next week.
Oh wow thats tough. how do you manage that?
I love this combination of sweet and sour and now I really want some of this sticky pork on my fork!
Ha you are a card Sammie. Thanks for commenting
Actually I always wonder why bbq in summer? It’s bloody hot and why do people want to GRILL??? Your sticky pork looks very flavoursome and enticing with that refreshing salad!
Yes I wonder that myself Angie. it would make more sense to grill when it is cold. here in Australia though it is light and warm till quite late at night so i guess everyi=one just sits by the pool or the beach and it makes sense.
Yes I wonder that myself Angie. it would make more sense to grill when it is cold. here in Australia though it is light and warm till quite late at night so i guess everyone just sits by the pool or the beach and it makes sense.
I’m an absolute fiend for pork and sweet sauces! I really must give this one a go one day. Mmm I can almost taste it!
I am loving these Asian flavors. Pinning for future try. Not quite grilling season here yet, but that never stops me. Salad looks yummy, too!
Thanks Abbe. I really love asian flavours more than any others I suppose. hope the winter is short for you
Sounds like a terrific meal. Even though it is winter here, in our part of Florida it never gets really cold so I grill often. Will definitely be trying soon.
Yes Florida has a very nice climate doesn’t it?
not only does this look gorgeous, i love those powerful flavors in the marinade some i’m sure it’s a delicious feast too! great recipes!
Hi Grace, Yeah it is pretty tasty.
This is great! I made it with salmon last night, delicious! I scaled ingredients to suit 2, and was just wondering how many people the above is scaled to feed? I can’t decide if 2, four or 6! I don’t think there would be enough salad for 6 or 4, but it seems like a lot of meat for 2! Perhaps 3?! 🙂
Hi Alicia
You made it with salmon?. How lovely.
It’s for about 4 people . I figured some people like a bit more some less on the meat department. I found there was easily enough of the Raw Sweet and Sour for 4 of us. It’s kind of a crunchy salsa salad with lots of nice juices. I didn’t serve mine with lots because I had rice too. Did you try the raw sweet and sour salad?
Thanks for writing to me
Tania
Aaah that’s the difference, I just made it with the raw sweet and sour salad and salmon with no rice. The salad was delicious, the flavour combination is a taste sensation! My husband, who is not all that keen on pineapple, loved it 🙂 Thanks for your reply!
Brilliant Alicia. So glad you liked it.