Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe

Sweet and Sour Pork is all about contrast: shatteringly crisp battered pork, juicy pineapple and crunchy peppers coated in a glossy, tangy sauce. Made fresh at home it beats any takeaway version.

Prep time

25 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

50 mins

Servings

4 servings

Calories

620

Ingredients

• 500 g pork fillet or shoulder, cubed
• 1 egg
• 80 g cornflour
• 60 g plain flour
• 1 green pepper, chunked
• 1 red pepper, chunked
• 150 g pineapple chunks
• 3 tbsp ketchup
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 150 ml water
• 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Toss the pork with salt, egg, cornflour and flour to make a thick batter coating.
2. Fry the pork in hot oil in batches until golden and crisp, then drain well.
3. Stir-fry the peppers for 2 minutes, then add the pineapple, ketchup, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and water.
4. Simmer 2 minutes, thicken with the cornflour mixture, then toss in the pork just before serving so it stays crisp.
5. Serve immediately with steamed rice.
6. Plate Sweet and Sour Pork nicely, garnish as you like, and serve fresh.

Pro tips

• Double-frying the pork makes it extra crisp.
• Toss the pork in the sauce at the very last second to protect the crunch.
• Keep the sauce balanced: taste and adjust sugar and vinegar.

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