Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, sweet and sour pork. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Sweet and sour pork is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Sweet and sour pork is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
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.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook sweet and sour pork using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and sour pork:
- Prepare 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- Take 1 tbsp + 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- Make ready 500 g pork shoulder, deboned and cubed
- Get 1 onion, chopped
- Take 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Prepare 1 thumb-sized nub ginger, finely chopped
- Take 3 green onions, chopped
- Take 1 green bell pepper
- Make ready 1 sweet bell pepper (red, orange or yellow)
- Take 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
- Get 4 tbsp ketchup
- Prepare 4 tbsp soy sauce
- Get 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. Add the onion, carrots, green pepper, garlic and ginger; saute until pork is tender. 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. Sweet and sour pork is a classic Cantonese dish that Americans have fallen in love with, and put our own little spin on.
Steps 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.
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. 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! Pork: I used a pork tenderloin, but you can use a pork butt or shoulder roast as well. You do not want super lean pork as it will result in tough chewy pieces of pork.
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