Hawaiian-style pork

Ingredients

Third Place: Cassandra Lindsey, Cherokee County

Start-to-finish: 4 hours, 30 minutes (30 minutes active)

Serves 6-8

For the marinade:

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 inches ginger root, peeled and minced

2/3 cup soy sauce

2/3 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup pineapple juice

4 tablespoons honey

4 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

4 tablespoons sesame oil

Dash black pepper

Dash chili powder

3 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into cubes

For serving:

3 bell peppers, cut into one-inch cubes

1 pineapple, cut into one-inch cubes

2 cups rice, cooked

Finely chopped green onions for garnish

Preparation

Mix all marinade ingredients, reserving 1½ cups of marinade to use later. Place cubed pork into a zip-top bag and pour marinade over it. Mix well and allow pork to marinate for four hours or longer.

Cook pork in a large wok or stainless steel skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove meat from pan and cook peppers and pineapple in same skillet for 10 minutes, until peppers are soft.