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Sweet and Sour Pork
Kitchen Misadventures recipe - Chinese
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
4
- 1/2 yellow onion (chopped)
- 1/2 red bell pepper (chopped)
- 1/2 green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 small can pineapple (drained weight: 130g (chopped))
- 300 g pork armpit (bite-sized pieces)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 1 egg
- 75 g corn starch
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 4 tbsp rice vinegar (less if you prefer)
- 4 tbsp white sugar
Instructions
- 1
Marinate pork meat with salt, cornstarch and egg for 15-20 minutes in the refrigerator.
- 2
Combine ketchup, rice vinegar and sugar to form sweet and sour sauce. Chop yellow onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and pineapple into bite-size pieces.
- 3
Remove pork meat from refrigerator and coat evenly with cornstarch. Deep fry pork until golden (not brown), for around 4-5 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- 4
In a frypan, add 1-2 tbsp of oil. Add onions, red bell pepper and green bell pepper and fry till softened, for around 2-3 minutes. Add pineapple and fry for another 30 seconds.
- 5
Add sweet and sour sauce mixture and combine evenly. Add deep fried pork and stir fry until evenly coated with the sauce.