🥩🔥 Pork Neck Braised in Cola – with Spicy Flavours & Fresh Salad 🥗🥤

Imagine this… thick, juicy pieces of pork neck – with a golden-brown, crispy crust 🍖, seared to perfection and bursting with roasted aromas 🔥. The meat sizzles in the pan, being turned multiple times, developing its distinctive flavour.

In the same oil, finely sliced 🧅 onions and 🥕 carrots are sautéed until golden yellow. Freshly grated ginger, a bit of 🧄 garlic, 🌿 thyme, black pepper, coriander, soy sauce – and then the surprise: a can of cola 🥤.
All of this transforms into a thick, glossy, caramelised-spicy sauce that envelops and penetrates the meat.

The meat is gently braised in it until it is butter-tender – with a shiny surface, intense aroma, and a flavour that lingers. 😋

🥗 As a side, there’s a crisp-fresh salad: rocket, red cherry tomatoes 🍅, pineapple chunks, crab sticks, yellow bell pepper, finely grated parmesan – all rounded off with a zesty dressing made from Greek yoghurt, mustard, and soy sauce.

Not a diet meal. But a true taste experience – robust, spicy, sweet-salty, juicy. Simply a moment when everything is just right. 🥄


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🥩 *Ingredients for Pork Neck in Cola:*

Pork neck – cut into steaks
Vegetable oil – for frying
Onions – 2 pieces
Carrot – 1 piece
Fresh ginger – a small piece (grated)
Garlic – 3 cloves (grated or finely chopped)
Salt – to taste
Black pepper, ground – to taste
Dried thyme – a pinch
Coriander – a pinch
Lemongrass (optional, if available) – a bit
Soy sauce – 3 tbsp
Coca-Cola – 1 can (330 ml)

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🥗 *Ingredients for the Salad:*

Rocket – a handful
Cherry tomatoes (red)
Canned pineapple
Surimi (crab sticks)
Yellow bell pepper
Parmesan – grated
Soy sauce
Mustard (Dijon or classic)
Greek yoghurt (natural, unsweetened)