Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, sweet and sour pork. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
In a large non-reactive bowl, combine soy, garlic, ginger, flour, and cornstarch. Season the pork generously with salt and pepper. Place the pork in the bowl and toss to cover. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, salt, ginger and pepper.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have sweet and sour pork using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and sour pork:
- Prepare 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Make ready 1 tbsp + 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- Take 500 g pork shoulder, deboned and cubed
- Make ready 1 onion, chopped
- Prepare 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Make ready 1 thumb-sized nub ginger, finely chopped
- Make ready 3 green onions, chopped
- Prepare 1 green bell pepper
- Make ready 1 sweet bell pepper (red, orange or yellow)
- Prepare 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
- Get 4 tbsp ketchup
- Get 4 tbsp soy sauce
- Make ready 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- Make ready 1-398 ml can pineapple chunks, including juice
Bring to a boil, and stir in the cooked pork, celery mixture, and the pineapple chunks with juice. While oil is heating, coat each piece of pork in cornstarch. Remove pork and drain off oil from frying pan. The best ever Sweet and Sour Pork recipe is loaded with tricks the Chinese have been using for centuries: double dredge and double fry for extra crispy, cornflour instead of flour, economical pork used for juiciness, but tenderised with baking soda so you'd swear they're pricey chops, and a sauce that's not sickeningly sweet.
Instructions to make Sweet and sour pork:
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, cornstarch, a large pinch of salt and several grinds of black pepper. Add the pork and toss until coated thoroughly. Set aside for 15 minutes.
- Add a good glug of veg oil to a large nonstick pan on high heat. Shake any excess coating off the pork cubes and fry them for 6 to 8 minutes until cooked, dark brown, and crunchy. Remove the cubes to a paper-towel lined plate, and give them a light sprinkle of salt.
- Add the onion, garlic, ginger, and green onion to the pan. Let fry 1 minute, then add the bell peppers and fry another 2 minutes.
- Turn the pan down to medium. Add the rice vinegar, ketchup, soy, chili sauce, and pineapple juice to the pan and bring to a simmer. Stir in the pineapple chunks. Make a slurry from the remaining cornstarch plus a few tbsp water. Stir the slurry into the sauce and simmer 1 to 2 minutes until thickened. Plate the pork and pour the sauce over, or serve the sauce on the side.
Remove pork and drain off oil from frying pan. The best ever Sweet and Sour Pork recipe is loaded with tricks the Chinese have been using for centuries: double dredge and double fry for extra crispy, cornflour instead of flour, economical pork used for juiciness, but tenderised with baking soda so you'd swear they're pricey chops, and a sauce that's not sickeningly sweet. Add the onion, carrots, green pepper, garlic and ginger; saute until pork is tender. Sweet and sour pork is a classic Cantonese dish that Americans have fallen in love with, and put our own little spin on. Either way this recipe hits the flavors right on!
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