For my entry in the Candy Throwdown, I created:
SWEET AND SOUR-PATCH PORK!
It started with a couple of chops!
They were rubbed up and thrown on the grill to cook indirectly.
Once they were cooked all the way through, I pulled them off and set them aside for later.
Now it was time for the star of the cook!
I planned on using some in the sauce along with throwing some in with the stir fry portion as well.
Sweet and Sour-Patch Sauce:
1 Package of Sour Patch Kids candies.
1&1/2 cup water
1/4 cup Rice vinegar
1/4 cup Soy Sauce (maybe a little less)
1 tsp sugar
3/4 tsp Turmeric
1/2 tsp Pepper seeds (I used jalapeno but, might switch this out for curry or something hotter.)
First the water and gummies are tossed into a pot to slowly cook on low heat, the idea is to melt down the gummies.
In went the rest of the ingredients for the sauce and it was left to slowly simmer for about 15 minutes.
Then it was stir fry time! I cubed up the meat from the pork chops, sliced up a red bell pepper, and snapped some snow pea pods in half.
Then I got out my brand new cast iron wok and put it on a hot bed of coals to warm up. Then bacon grease was spooned in.
Once the oil started to smoke a little, I tossed in the meat and the veggies.
The cooking was fast and furious, this wok is a beast! :thumb:
Then it was time for the star to make an appearance again. Another box of gummies was dumped in with the meat and veggies.
The sweet and sour-patch sauce was added. I went with about 1/2 cup worth.
A couple of stirs around to make sure everything was nicely coated and then I took my wok off the coals. I scooped up the mixture into a bowl and brought it into the house.
Then it was time to get out some white rice and plate it up!
All that was left was to eat it! (Chris please use this one or the previous one for my TD entry.)
I can't lie... this tasted... AMAZING! The sour from the sauce combining with the sweet of the candy was great and the slightly salty mild crunch from the pork was an excellent compliment. The only thing that might have made it better was a bit more heat. All and all, yeah, I'll do it again!
Thanks for looking!