Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe







Sweet and Sour Pork
Estimated cooking time: 45 minutes


Sweet & Sour Pork Ingredients:



  • 1/2 kilo pork loin, sliced into pieces

  • 1 small can pineapple chunks

  • 1 large onion, quartered

  • 1 red & 1 green bell peppers, sliced into strips

  • 2 tablespoons of soy sauce

  • 3 tablespoons of peanut oil

  • 4 tablespoons of cornstarch

  • 3 tablespoons of ketchup

  • 1 tablespoon of sugar

  • 1 teaspoon of salt

  • 3 cloves of minced garlic


Sweet and Sour Pork Cooking Instructions:

In a pot, boil pork in 2 cups of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until tender, then drain (keep the pork stock for later).

Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and soy sauce then coat the pork with the cornstarch mixture.

Fry the pork in a skillet until golden brown, set aside.

Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch on 1/2 cup of pork stock - set aside.

Sauté garlic and onions on oil, then add the bell peppers, pineapple chunks (including the syrup), ketchup, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the dissolved cornstarch. Stir until sauce thickens.

Pour over fried pork then serve with rice.