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Vickys 5 Spice Pork w Sweet & Sour Apricot Sauce, GF DF EF SF NF.

You can cook Vickys 5 Spice Pork w Sweet & Sour Apricot Sauce, GF DF EF SF NF using 18 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

You need of Chinese Five Spice Mix.
Prepare 2 of whole star anise.
Prepare 2 tsp of whole peppercorns.
Prepare 1 tsp of whole cloves.
It’s 1 tsp of fennel seeds.
Prepare 1 of cinnamon stick.
You need of Sweet & Sour Apricot Sauce.
It’s 450 grams of apricot or plum jam, see Vickys Plum Jam recipe from my profile.
You need 10 tbsp of rice vinegar.
You need 1 tbsp of onion, finely chopped.
It’s 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped.
It’s 1/2 tsp of ground ginger.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of chilli flakes or to taste.
Prepare 1 tsp of salt to taste or Vickys Soy-Free Soy Sauce from my profile.
You need of Pork.
Prepare 4 of pork loin steaks.
Prepare 2 tbsp of oil.
Prepare 2 tbsp of Chinese Five Spice mix from recipe above.

To make the Chinese Five Spice powder, toast the ingredients in a dry pan, swirling them gently around until they become fragrant then let cool.
Add to a spice grinder or bash with a pestle and morter until powdered.
Store in a small jar out of the sunlight. I like to use the empty cinnamon stick jar.
Rub each side of the pork with the oil, sprinkle the 5 spice over both sides, rub in, cover and set aside in the fridge to marinate for at least 30 minutes.
For the sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan and let simmer for 5 minutes. Taste and add more vinegar as required.
Fry or grill the pork steaks for a couple of minutes on each side until cooked through.
Serve with some boiled rice and the sauce spooned over.
The sauce goes very well with chicken and duck too.