{"id":1035,"date":"2026-06-22T02:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allrecipes.hopemakers.online\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2026-06-22T02:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T02:31:11","slug":"grandma-style-pineapple-caramelized-pork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/?p=1035","title":{"rendered":"Grandma Style Pineapple Caramelized Pork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[adinserter block=&#8221;3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f34d; Grandma-Style Pineapple Caramelized Pork<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f969; <strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 to 1.5 kg pork loin or pork shoulder (cut into chunks or slices)<\/p>\n<p>1 can pineapple chunks (keep the juice)<\/p>\n<p>1 medium onion (sliced)<\/p>\n<p>3\u20134 cloves garlic (minced)<\/p>\n<p>2\u20133 tbsp brown sugar (or honey)<\/p>\n<p>3 tbsp soy sauce<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp vinegar (apple cider or white)<\/p>\n<p>1 tbsp ketchup or tomato paste (optional, for richer glaze)<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp black pepper<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp paprika or mild chili (optional)<\/p>\n<p>2 tbsp oil<\/p>\n<p>Salt to taste<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f469;&#x200d;&#x1f373; <strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Brown the pork<\/p>\n<p>Heat oil in a large pan.<\/p>\n<p>Season pork with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Sear until golden on all sides (this builds flavor).<\/p>\n<p>2. Build the base<\/p>\n<p>Add onion and garlic, cook until soft.<\/p>\n<p>[adinserter block=&#8221;4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stir in soy sauce, vinegar, pineapple juice, and brown sugar.<\/p>\n<p>Let it simmer for a few minutes until slightly thickened.<\/p>\n<p>3. Add pineapple + bake (or simmer)<\/p>\n<p>Add pineapple chunks.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer everything to a baking dish (or keep in pan if stovetop cooking).<\/p>\n<p>Cover with foil.<\/p>\n<p>4. Slow cook for caramelization<\/p>\n<p>Bake at 180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F) for 45\u201360 minutes (or simmer on low heat 50\u201370 minutes)<\/p>\n<p>Uncover for last 10\u201315 minutes so the sauce becomes sticky and caramelized.<\/p>\n<p>5. Serve<\/p>\n<p>Serve hot over white rice.<\/p>\n<p>Spoon extra caramelized sauce on top.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f36f; What makes it special<\/p>\n<p>The magic is the pineapple juice + brown sugar reducing into a sticky glaze, which coats the pork and gives that sweet-savory \u201cgrandma-style\u201d flavor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[adinserter block=&#8221;5&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adinserter block=&#8221;3&#8243;] &nbsp; &nbsp; &#x1f34d; Grandma-Style Pineapple Caramelized Pork &#x1f969; Ingredients 1 to 1.5 kg pork loin or pork shoulder&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1035"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1906,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions\/1906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}