Easy Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe

Easy Sweet And Sour Pork Recipe

Ingredients

Part One:

• 2 lbs. boneless pork top loin
• vegetable oil.
• 1/2 cup flour (general or all-purpose)
• 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 egg

Part Two:

• 20-oz. can pineapple chunks in syrup, drained (reserve the syrup)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. soy sauce
• 2 carrots, cut diagonally (make long, thin slices)
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch mixed in 2 tbsp. cold water
• 1 green pepper, chopped into 3/4 inch chunks
• 1-1/3 cup uncooked regular rice 2-2/3 cup water

Part One.

Method

1. Trim excess fat from pork
2. Cut pork into 3/4 inch chunks
3. Heat oil (1 inch deep) in deep fryer or Dutch Oven to about 360F
4. Beat flour, cornstarch, cold water, salt, and egg with hand beater until smooth
5. Stir pork into batter until well coated
6. Add pork pieces one at a time to oil and fry about 5 minutes or until golden brown
7. Do not fry too many pieces at once; turn pieces 2 or 3 times
8. Remove from oil, drain, and keep warm

Part Two.

1. Add enough water to pineapple syrup to measure 1 cup
2. Heat syrup, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, soy sauce, carrots and garlic to boiling in Dutch oven, then reduce heat
3. Cover and simmer for 6 minutes
4. Stir cornstarch into sauce
5. Add pork, pineapple, and green pepper
6. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly for 1 minute
7. Remove from heat, and keep warm

Part Three.

1. Heat rice and water to boiling, stirring once or twice, then reduce heat
2. Cover and simmer for 14 minutes
3. Remove from heat
4. Fluff rice with fork, then cover and let steam for 7 minutes

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