Vickys Five Spice Pork with Sweet & Sour Apricot Sauce, Gluten, Dairy, Egg & Soy-Free

• 2 whole star anise
• 2 tsp whole peppercorns
• 1 tsp whole cloves
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 450 grams apricot or plum jam, see Vickys Plum Jam recipe from my profile
• 10 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp chilli flakes or to taste
• 1 tsp salt to taste or Vickys Soy-Free Soy Sauce from my profile
• 4 pork loin steaks
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp Chinese Five Spice mix from recipe above

1. 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
2. Add to a spice grinder or bash with a pestle and morter until powdered
3. Store in a small jar out of the sunlight.
4. I like to use the empty cinnamon stick jar
5. 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
6. For the sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan and let simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Taste and add more vinegar as required
8. Fry or grill the pork steaks for a couple of minutes on each side until cooked through
9. Serve with some boiled rice and the sauce spooned over
10. The sauce goes very well with chicken and duck too

star anise, peppercorns, cloves, fennel seeds, cinnamon, apricot, rice vinegar, onion, clove garlic, ground ginger, chilli flakes, salt, pork loin, oil

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/346156-vickys-five-spice-pork-with-sweet-sour-apricot-sauce-gluten-dairy-egg-soy-free (may not work)