Serves 4-6
INGREDIENTS
1 small green guava, peeled, halved and seeded
115g/4oz green beans, topped, tailed and halved
1 small, under-ripe mango, peeled, flesh removed and chopped
1 star fruit, thickly sliced
85g/3oz green cabbage, shredded
350g/12oz lean pork, diced
1.4 litres/2/1/2 pints/6/1/4 cups chicken stock salt
225g/8oz raw or cooked prawn (shrimp) tails, peeled
1 tbsp fish or soy sauce
1 tsp crushed black pepper
285g/10 oz sweet potato, peeled and cut into even pieces
2 spring onions (scallions), shredded, to garnish
2 tbsp tamarind sauce
2 limes, quartered, to garnish
juice of 2 limes
225g/8oz unripe tomatoes, quartered

Sweet and Sour Pork and Prawn (Shrimp) Soup

Trim the pork, peel the prawns (shrimp) and set aside. Measure the tamarind sauce and lime juice into a saucepan.

Add the pork, guava and mango. Pour in the stock. Add the fish or soy sauce and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Add the remaining fruit, vegetables and prawns (shrimp). Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Adjust seasoning, garnish and serve.