Ingredients

  • 1 piece pork loin steak
  • 1/2 large onion (sliced)
  • 75 grams mature cheddar (sliced)
  • 1 large burger bun, or an English oven bottom muffin
  • 1 skewer
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons butter (optional)
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 1/2 tsp mustard
  • 1/4 cup hoi sin sauce
  • 1 tsp Chinese 5 spice
  • 1 1/2 tbsp apple juice
  • 2 tsp groundnut oil
  • 1 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1/2 tsp accent (MSG), optional

Method

  • Combine all the ingredients for the BBQ sauce in a jug and stir well.
  • Take your pork from the fridge and allow to sit on kitchen paper for 10-15 min to reach room temperature
  • Coat the pork steak in a little flour then spoon on the sauce, sear for 1 1/2 minutes each side, on a very hot griddle, barbecue, or in a skillet
  • Allow to rest for 3-4 minutes then cut into thick slices
  • While your meat is resting, begin cooking your onions, in the same pan if you used a skillet earlier.
  • Turn the heat down to low and drop your onions in with a little butter and olive oil.
  • Cook for 10 minutes or until they begin to soften.
  • Add a splash of red wine vinegar and a little brown sugar if you want them to caramelise slightly
  • While your onions are cooking, skewer your pork, and coat in the sauce again
  • Remove the onions when soft and set to one side on kitchen paper
  • Toast your bun or muffin on the inside, to add a little crunch to the sandwich
  • Place the skewer under an overhead grill on high heat (aka as a salamander or in the US, a broiler), or on a barbecue, or griddle.
  • Baste with the BBQ sauce, and cook for 8 minutes, turning and basting every 3 minutes.
  • Heat your skillet to low, then pull your meat from the skewers and drop in the pan.
  • Form into a shape and size similar to that of your bun or muffin
  • Pile the onion on top, then cover with enough sliced cheese to cover.
  • Cover with a pan lid so that the cheese melts quickly but still stays bubbly from the steam and the reflected heat
  • After 3-4 minutes the cheese should have melted nicely.
  • Transfer your cheesesteak carefully to your sliced bun with a spatula (or two).
  • Season and close the lid.
  • Finally, dig in!