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sweet and sour pork

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • oil
  • ½ red bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks
  • ½ green bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks
  • 1 small onion, peeled and sliced thinly
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks

For the Sweet and Sour Sauce

  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • ½ cup rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Directions: 

  1. In a bowl, combine pork, soy sauce and Chinese cooking wine. Stir until pork is coated and marinate for about 30 minutes. Drain well.
  2. In a bowl, combine flour, cornstarch and salt and pepper to taste. Dredge pork in mixture to fully coat.
  3. In a pan over medium heat, heat about 2-inch deep of oil. Add pork cubes and cook, turning as needed, for about 6 to 10 minutes or until golden, crisp and cooked through. With a slotted spoon, remove pork from pan and drain on paper towels. Do not overcrowd pan during frying, cook in batches as necessary.
  4. In a pan over medium heat, heat about 1 tablespoon oil. Add onions and bell peppers and cook, stirring regularly, for about 1 minute or until half done. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
  5. In the pan, add sweet and sour sauce mixture, whisking regularly, and bring to a boil. Continue to cook, whisking regularly, for about 2 to 3 minutes or until thickened.
  6. Add onions, bell peppers and pineapple chunks. Cook for about 1 to 2 minutes or until tender yet crisp. Add fried pork and continue to cook, tossing to coat with sauce, for about 3 to 5 minutes or until heated through. Serve hot.
  7. Alternatively, pan-fry the bell peppers, onions and pineapple chunks until tender yet crisp. Arrange fried pork cubes on a platter and garnish with the sauteed bell peppers, onions and pineapple chunks. Drizzle with the prepared sweet and sour sauce just before serving.

Source: Kawaling Pinoy