From Donna Hay's 'Simple Essentials' beef, lamb + pork cookbook (available from our online pantry section or at the Neat Meat retail store- 47 The Strand, Parnell, Auckland).
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar)
2 small red chillies, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon shredded ginger
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon ground star anise
3 x 250g pork fillets, trimmed
mixed herb salad
100g salad leaves<
4 green onions (scallions), sliced
1/4 cup basil leaves
1/4 cup mint leaves
1/4 cup coriander (cilantro) leaves
Place the soy, sugar, chillies, ginger, fish sauce, lime juice and star anise in a deep frying pan over medium heat and cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture thickens slightly. Halve the pork fillets lengthways and add to the pan. Cook for 4 minutes on each side or until tender. Remove the pork from the pan and cool slightly. Simmer the pan juices until thickened.
To make the salad, toss together the salad leaves, green onions, basil, mint and coriander. Slice the pork, drizzle with the pan juices and serve with the salad. Serves 4