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Sweet and Sour Pork

Crisp battered pork in a glossy sweet and sour sauce with capsicum and pineapple.

Medium · 40 min (20 prep + 20 cook) · serves 4

Ingredients

  • • 600g pork shoulder, cubed
  • • 1/2 cup cornflour
  • • 2 eggs, beaten
  • • 1 red capsicum, chopped
  • • 1 green capsicum, chopped
  • • 1 onion, chopped
  • • 200g canned pineapple chunks, drained
  • • 60ml rice vinegar
  • • 60g brown sugar
  • • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • • Vegetable oil, for frying

Method

  1. Toss the pork in cornflour, dip in beaten egg, then toss in cornflour again.
  2. Heat oil in a wok and fry the pork in batches for 4-5 minutes until golden and cooked through. Drain on paper towel.
  3. Pour off most of the oil, leaving a little, and stir-fry the capsicum and onion for 3-4 minutes.
  4. Whisk the rice vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup and soy sauce together and add to the wok with the pineapple. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until glossy.
  5. Return the pork to the wok and toss to coat.
  6. Serve with steamed rice.
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