Crispy Sweet And Sour Pork

Sweet and sour pork is a classic Cantonese dish and it is one of the most well known Chinese recipe in the world. The ideal combination of crispy and crunchy pork cubes coated in a flavoursome sweet and sour sauce has made this dish ever so popular in restaurants as well as at home.

📝 Ingredients

• 300 gm pork shoulder
• Cornflour (for coating pork)
• 1/2 green capsicum (cut wedges)
• 1 tomato (cut wedges)
• 1 big onion (cut wedges)
• 1 pineapple (small, sliced)
• Oil (for deep frying)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine (or Hua Tiau Chiew)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon plum sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili sauce
• 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 100 ml water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Cut pork into 1 cm thick. Pound with the back of chopping knife until tender.
2. 2Cut into cubes. Add in the marinade. Leave to marinade for at least an hour.
3. 3Coat pork cubes with cornflour and deep fry in hot oil till golden brown. Dish out and drain.
4. 4Leave 1 tablespoon oil in wok. Add capsicum, tomato, onion and pineapple and stir fry until fragrant.
5. 5Pour in the sauce mixture and bring to a boil and the sauce thicken.
6. 6Add the deep fried pork and mix well. Dish onto plate and serve immediately.
7. 7Do not let the fried pork cubes soak too long in the marinade. Otherwise, it will lose its crunchiness.