California Farm Coconut Pineapple Pork

Name: California Farm Coconut Pineapple Pork
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 people, 4 dinners
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Stew:; 1 whole coconut, drained, cracked, 2 cups cubed flesh, 3/4 cup coconut juice; 1/2 ripe pine apple, cored, cubed, peeled, 2 cups; 1 cup juice from fresh ripe pine apple; 4 cups cubed pork chops; 4 Tsp palm sugar; 4 shallots, peeled, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 4 red thai peppers, dried; 4 Tsp shoyu soy sauce; Turmeric Rice:; 1/2 cup basmati rice; 1/2 Tsp turmeric powder; 1 sprinkle flaked seasalt; 1 Tsp sesame oil; 1/4 cup water; 3/4 cup coconut juice

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Ripe coconuts arrived at the supermarket. A whole coconut yields about 3/4 cup of fresh coconut juice, and two cups of fresh coconut flesh.
Add two cups of cubed fresh pine apple, and four cups of caramelized pork chops to the coconut juice in a cast iron skillet to make this delicious, tender, tasty tropical stew. Served over turmeric rice.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

1 hour

2 people, 4 dinners

Stew:
1whole coconut, drained, cracked, 2 cups cubed flesh, 3/4 cup coconut juice
1/2ripe pine apple, cored, cubed, peeled, 2 cups
1 cupjuice from fresh ripe pine apple
4 cupscubed pork chops
4 Tsppalm sugar
4shallots, peeled, diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
4red thai peppers, dried
4 Tspshoyu soy sauce
Turmeric Rice:
1/2 cupbasmati rice
1/2 Tspturmeric powder
1sprinkle flaked seasalt
1 Tspsesame oil
1/4 cupwater
3/4 cupcoconut juice
Equipment: Cast iron skillet, dutch oven with lid for rice, chisel or sharp knife, mallet
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Steps

1 hour

1

Punch 3 holes in top of coconut and pour coconut juice in pan. Yield will be 3/4 cup. Add fresh coconut flesh, 1/4 cup water, boil.
2

To remove coconut flesh from shell, crack drained coconut with wooden mallet, strip coconut flesh while still attached to the inside shell, pry from shell with sharp knife. Clean off any leftover shell from coconut flesh.
3

Mix rice in coconut juice and water with other ingredients, bring to rapid boil, stir once, turn off heat, lid on, cool an hour.
4

Add cubed pineapple to stewed meat and coconut pieces, simmer till tender. Melt palm sugar in skillet, add cubed pork chops and diced shallots, minced garlic and red Thai peppers, sauté till golden on all sides, simmer.
5

Add fresh coconut flesh to skillet with glazed pork chop cubes and other ingredients, stir well, coconut on top, lid on, add soy sauce, simmer till tender.
6

Remove hard pieces of coconut flesh. Serve hot stew over bed of turmeric rice. Enjoy.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on October 20, 2025 04:47

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.