🇬🇾 Christmas Garlic Pork/ pickled Pork | Recipe airfryer version

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds sweetness while reducing refined sugar.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds flavor with similar acidity.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeño provides heat with less intensity.

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: pork loin

Chicken thighs lower fat while pork loin is more affordable.

Wash and pat dry the pork shoulder.

Chop thyme, Riri peppers, and garlic finely using a small chopper; do not blend into a puree.

Combine chopped thyme, peppers, garlic, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices in a mason jar and stir well.

Submerge the pork in the pickling solution in the mason jar.

Cover and refrigerate for about 5 days.

After 5 days, pour off the liquid and discard the garlic and herbs used for pickling.

Pat the pork dry with a paper towel to ensure it fries crispy on the outside.

Season the pork with salt, complete seasoning, and black pepper, adding a little oil to help the seasonings adhere.

Preheat the air fryer to 375°F.

Place the first batch of pork in the air fryer and fry for 10 minutes.

Remove the first batch and add the second batch, frying for another 10 minutes.

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