Sweet and Sour Pork
Sweet and Sour Pork recipe is a great way to liven up your weeknight dinner! Tender pork with juicy pineapple chunks and bell peppers in sweet and tangy sauce. A cup of rice is not enough!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 1084kcal
Ingredients
Pork marinade and deep frying ingredients
- 700 grams pork shoulders cut into bite size pieces or cubes
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 medium egg
- 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 tbsp flour
- 1 cup cornstarch for coating pork
- 2 cups cooking oil for deep frying
Sauce ingredients
- 7 tbsp tomato sauce or ketchup
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
Stir fry ingredients
- 1 large red onion quartered
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper sliced
- 1/2 green bell pepper sliced
- 1/2 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 tbsp oil
- salt and pepper for seasoning
Instructions
Marinating the pork
- In a bowl place pork pieces then add marinating ingredients.700 grams pork shoulders, 1 tablespoon salt, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 medium egg, 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch, 1 1/2 tbsp flour
- Mix well to incorporate and marinate for at least 1 hour or overnight for best results.
Making the sauce
- In a separate bowl. mix together tomato sauce, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, pineapple juice, cornstarch.7 tbsp tomato sauce or ketchup, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- Mix well until fully incorporated or until cornstarch is dissolved.
Deep frying the pork
- 1st Fry - In a pot, heat 2 cups oil over medium heat. Coat marinated pork with cornstarch then fry for 3 minutes. Do the same with the rest of the marinated pork then drain in a rack.2 cups cooking oil, 1 cup cornstarch
- 2nd Fry - Double fry cooked pork pieces for 1 1/2 minutes to make the extra crisp. Drain in a rack.
Cooking the sweet and sour pork
- In a large skillet or pan, heat oil over low-medium heat.
- Sauté onion and garlic then add bell peppers and stir fry for 3 minutes.1 large red onion, 3 cloves garlic, 1/2 yellow bell pepper, 1/2 green bell pepper, 1/2 red bell pepper, 1 tbsp oil
- Lower the heat and pour the sweet and sour sauce. Cook for 2 minutes while stirring to avoid lumps from forming. Season with salt and pepper if needed.salt and pepper for seasoning
- Tip in the deep fried pork and toss it in the sauce until all of the pork are coated with sauce.
- Add pineapple chunks and mix to distribute. Cook for 1 more minute then remove pan from heat. Serve and enjoy. Bon appetit!
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Notes
Nutrition
Serving: 6g | Calories: 1084kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 29.6g | Fat: 126g | Saturated Fat: 101g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 627mg | Fiber: 1.5g | Sugar: 14g | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg