Hot and Sour Pork Stew

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 lb. pork loin, cut into chunks
• 1 head of garlic, crushed
• 1/4 c. soy sauce
• 1/2 c. vinegar
• 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 6 bay leaves
• 2 cups of chicken broth
• 1/2 cup of chopped peanuts
• A handful of chopped cilantro

• Place the pork in a medium-size pot together with the garlic, soy sauce, pepper, vinegar and bay leaves; let stand for 2 hours.

• Transfer the pieces of garlic from the pot to a separate pan and fry in hot oil until brown.
  

• Add pork pieces to the garlic and then fry until brown.
  
• Drain.
  
• Add reserved marinade and chicken broth to the fried pork and garlic; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Serve in bowls and sprinkle on peanuts, cilantro, and liberal amounts of freshly ground black pepper.