Sweet and Sour Pork

I saw this today on the Chinese Food Blog. While I spent most of my time in China trying not to eat Chinese food, now that I'm home I like Chinese food. I guess I can't eat the same thing every day, no matter what it is.

Looks like it can be slightly altered to make sweet & sour chicken, as well.

Here is a quick and easy recipe of Sweet and Sour Pork (Cantononese Style) for you to prepare at home.

Ingredients
1 tbsp oil
½ pork tenderloin (or fillet), cut into 1in cubes
pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper
2.5cm/1in piece of root ginger, finely grated
1 tomato, diced
½ red (and yellow and green) chilli, diced

For the sweet and sour sauce
3 oranges, juice only
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
1 tsp cornflour
1 tbsp tomato sause
2 tbsp sugar (brown sugar or honey instead); 1/2 tsp salt

Method :

1. Mix the pork cubes with salt & Brandy & leave to marinade for 30 mins (or longer).

2. Drain the Pork using a slotted spoon, or a sieve, and reserve the marinade; Stir the cornflour, rice vinegar, tomato sauce and suguar (or honey) into the marinade.

3. Mix the sauce ingredients together in a bowl.

4. Heat the oil in a wok to 180 degree C or 350 degree F or until a cube of bread browns in 30 seconds. Add the pork cubes and deep fry for 3 minutes, then remove and drain on paper towels. Heat the oil again until smoking, return the pork fry for 2 minutes or until they are golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.

5. Now heat a pan and add the sauce mix and heat till slightly thick.

6. Mix the sauce with the meat & vegetable just before serving. A delicious sweet and sour pork dish is ready to serve now.

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