Polynesian Pork and Rice

Name: Polynesian Pork and Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2-2 lbs pork butt (or shoulder, or pork steak); 1/4 cup flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or canola oil); 1 cup celery; 1 medium green pepper; 1 small onion; 1 (15 ounce) can pineapple tidbits (or chunks, drained); 1/3 cup ketchup; 2 teaspoons prepared mustard; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 3/4-1 cup juice (from the canned fruit or fruit juice); 4 cups cooked rice

Submitted by GaylaV

"I first made this yummy little dish about 30 years ago. I continue to make as is although sometimes I throw in a couple of chopped garlic cloves."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ - 2 lbs pork butt (or shoulder, or pork steak)
¹⁄₄ cup flour
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or canola oil)
1 cup celery
1 medium green pepper
1 small onion
1 (15 ounce) can pineapple tidbits (or chunks, drained)
¹⁄₃ cup ketchup
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
³⁄₄ - 1 cup juice (from the canned fruit or fruit juice)
4 cups cooked rice

directions

Cut the pork in 1-inch cubes.
Mix the flour, salt and pepper.
Coat the pork with the flour mixture using all the flour.
Brown in oil in a large pan.
Slice the celery and onion.
Slice the peppers into thin strips.
Add the vegetables to the pan along with the remaining ingredients. (**Do not add rice).
Simmer covered for 30 minutes.
Serve over rice.
Enjoy!

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Reviews

This is so yummy!! I threw it all in the Crockpot before leaving for work on a Friday morning; the pork was amazingly tender and moist. Leftovers even better! I added a palm full of crushed red pepper, just because we like things a little kicky. Great recipe; the family voted it into the regular rotation ï�Š

banyan1027
Have been making this (almost identical) recipe for years as well. I always add garlic (2 - 3 cloves crushed - or fine diced) and tonight, tried a different twist. Instead of salt and pepper mixed into the flour, I added about 1 1/2 - 2 tsp (I eyeballed it - could have been a tablespoon) of curry powder. A subtle change that added another dimension to the pork ... was very good and very well received.

Marni in Calgary
Followed recipe exactly. Easy to make. Thought it was ok, but wouldn't make again.

Dan in Raleigh, NC
Mad for PAC Spring 2009. This was excellent and we really liked it. Very easy to make. Will definitely make this again. Thanks for posting this Gayla!

LARavenscroft
This was something a lot different then we usually have, so it got mixed reviews. We all thought there was too much pineapple, making this too sweet. Other then that, it was pretty good.

JESMom

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GaylaV

Canada

I am a born and raised prairie girl, living in Saskatchewan, Canada for most of my life. My husband and I have 3 grown sons and 2 dil's. We have one grandson and wait the arrival of our second grandchild soon. I am retired and loving it.?I like to cook (especially when someone else does the dishes) and love to try new recipes. RecipeZaar has become an important part of my life (judging by the amount of time I spend here)! Life is good!! <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Holiday-plaid_HPI.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/Animation6.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/participantbannerzwt5.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/79877/hkbanknives.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e110/flower753/Food/my3chefsnov2008.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PACfall08partic.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m445/mliss29/vegnswap3/group06grape.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m445/mliss29/vegnswap1/group13strawberry.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%204/ZWTAB-tg.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/PAC08Main.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/adoptedspring08.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <img src=http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/peacefulnightdove/stpatchallenge.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket> <img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Zaar%20World%20Tour%203/ZWT3-Participation.gif alt= /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/Adopted1smp.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/smPACp.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/j_welcome/pics2/food/PRMRcopy.jpg alt= /> ><img src=http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4902/41213577264b44m3kh4.png border=0 alt=Banner made with BannerFans.com, hosted on ImageShack.us width=328 height=90 />

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