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crispy sweet and sour pork recipe

Secret To Crispy Sweet And Sour Pork Every Time

Crispy, tangy and irresistibly glossy. Discover why this recipe is my all-time favorite. Learn the secrets to perfect crunch, bold flavor, and a dish that beats takeaway every time.
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Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 4

Ingredients

Marinate pork:

  • 800 g pork butt (pork scotch fillet), cut into 2 cm cubes
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch (corn flour)
  • Salt and ground white pepper, to taste

Fry pork:

  • Oil, for deep frying

Cornstarch (corn flour) slurry:

  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch (corn flour)
  • 1 tablespoon water

Make the stir fry:

  • Sweet and sour sauce
  • 2 teaspoons veg oil
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 small red bell pepper (capsicum), cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 small green bell pepper (capsicum), cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 cup canned pineapple chunks

Instructions

Marinate and fry pork:

  • Place pork in a medium bowl. Season with rice vinegar, salt and white pepper. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
  • Add egg and cornstarch (corn flour). Toss to coat pork cubes.
  • Heat oil for deep frying in a large heavy bottomed pan or deep fryer. Fry pork, in batches, for about 10 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
  • Add fried pork cubes to oil and fry again for another 2 minutes or until evenly browned.

Make slurry:

  • Combine together cornstarch (corn flour) and water in a bowl.

Make stir fry:

  • Prepare sweet and sour sauce.
  • Heat oil in a wok over high heat. Add onions and bell peppers (capsicum). Cook, stirring, until crisp yet tender, about 3 minutes.
  • Add pineapple. Stir fry for about a minute.
  • Add sweet and sour sauce. Stir fry for about 2 minutes.
  • Add cornstarch (corn flour) slurry. Stir fry for about 2 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
  • Stir in fried pork. Stir fry for 1 minute.
  • Serve immediately with rice, fried rice, noodles or cauliflower rice.

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Notes

  • Serving - Toss fried pork with sauce just before serving.
  • Make it gluten free - Make sure cornstarch (corn flour) is gluten free. Substitute regular soy sauce with tamari or gluten free soy sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 36kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 15mg | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.2mg