Spiced Pineapple Lamb

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 4 boneless lamb loin steaks, trimmed of excess fat
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 14 ounces pineapple, rings in juice, drained, but juice reserved
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon chinese five spice powder
• cilantro leaf, to serve
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 add the oil to a large non-stick pan, season the steaks well, then fry for 5 mins on each side until golden and almost cooked through.
• 2 mix the sugar, soy, tomato paste and most of the pineapple juice in a bowl.
• 3 add the pineapple rings to the pan and let them caramelise a little alongside the lamb.
• 4 add the chili and five-spice to the pan, then fry for 1 min until aromatic.
• 5 tip in the soy mix and let it bubble around the lamb and pineapple for a few mins until slightly reduced and sticky.
• 6 sprinkle with cilantro, and serve with rice and chinese greens.