Sweet and Sour Pork
Sweet and sour pork is a very rice-friendly dish; just one dish is enough to enjoy a hearty meal, and both adults and kids love it. This time is an easy pineapple sweet and sour pork, using simple ingredients to make a distinctive flavor at home.
Ingredients and Tools
- Pork shoulder (meitou pork)
- Green bell pepper
- Canned pineapple slices
- Salt
- Ketchup
- White vinegar
- Minced garlic
- Light soy sauce
- Cornstarch
- Granulated sugar
Measurements
- 1 tbsp = 15ml
- 1 tsp = 5ml
- Pork shoulder (meitou pork) 100g
- Green bell pepper 25g
- Canned pineapple slices 75g
- Salt 1/4 tsp
- Ketchup 4 tbsp
- White vinegar 2 tsp
- Minced garlic 1 tbsp
- Light soy sauce 1/2 tsp
- Cornstarch 2 1/2 tsp
- Granulated sugar 2 tbsp
- Water 200 ml
Steps
- Rinse the pork shoulder (100 g), then pat dry with kitchen paper. Cut the pork into pieces slightly smaller than the desired finished size.
- Marinate the pork shoulder with salt (1/2 tsp) for 20 minutes.
- Dice the green bell pepper (25 g).
- Cut the pineapple slices (75 g) into pieces.
- In a bowl, add ketchup (4 tbsp), white vinegar (2 tsp), minced garlic (1 tbsp), light soy sauce (1/2 tsp), cornstarch (2 1/2 tsp), granulated sugar (2 tbsp), salt (1/4 tsp), and water (200 ml). Mix into a sauce.
- Coat the pork pieces with cornstarch (6 tbsp).
- Add oil (500 ml) and heat over medium heat.
- Add the pork pieces to the pot and deep-fry over medium heat for 5 minutes, then remove.
- Add the pork pieces again and deep-fry over high heat for 1 minute.
- Add oil (1 tsp) and the sauce, heat over medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Add the green bell pepper and pineapple, heat over high heat for 2 minutes.
- Toss the fried pork pieces with the sauce and serve.
Notes
- If you want more texture, add egg to the cornstarch; it will be crispier. If you follow this guide and find issues or steps that can be improved, please open an Issue or Pull request.