Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple

Boneless Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple is so easy to make. Healthier and tastier than take-out. Step by step instructions with tips and variations to make it your own. A Sweet and Sour Pork recipe you'll make for dinner again and again. Kid approved.

📝 Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Ketchup
• 3 tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• juice from Pineapple Can
• 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce
• 4 teaspoons Cornstarch (for slurry)
• 4 teaspoons Water (for slurry)
• 1 lb (500g) boneless Pork (sliced in strips)
• 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Chinese Cooking Wine (or Dry Sherry)
• 1 clove minced Garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon Cornstarch
• 1 cup Flour
• 2 Eggs
• 4 teaspoons Cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 2-3 tablespoons water (to adjust batter thickness)
• Oil for frying
• 1/2 Green Bell Pepper (cut into small cubes)
• 1/2 Red Bell Pepper (cut into small cubes)
• 1 can of Pineapple Chunks (reserve juice for sauce)
• 1/2 white Onion (cut into wedges)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Sweet and Sour Sauce ---
2. 2Combine - in a saucepan, place the Ketchup, Rice Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Pineapple Juice and Soy Sauce. Bring to a simmer.
3. 3Cornstarch Slurry - make a cornstarch slurry by mixing cornstarch and water.
4. 4Simmer - add slurry to sweet and sour sauce and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and set aside.
5. 5--- Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple ---
6. 6Marinate - place boneless pork strips into a bowl. Mix with soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, minced garlic and cornstarch and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
7. 7Prepare Batter - mix together flour, eggs, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. Ensure it's thick, smooth and not lumpy. (add extra water if needed)
8. 8Coat Pork - toss marinated pork pieces in the batter.
9. 9Fry Pork - in a wok, heat 1 cup of oil until hot. Fry the battered pork pieces in small batches for about 4-5 minutes, until cooked and golden brown. Add the pork pieces one at a time, so they don't clump together as they fry.
10. 10Drain - remove to drain on a paper towel on a plate. Repeat until all the pork is cooked.
11. 11Flash Fry Vegetables - heat 1 tablespoon Oil in a wok until hot. Fry Onions, Bell Peppers and Pineapple Chunks for about 2 minutes. Return the Battered Pork to the wok and pour over Sweet and Sour Sauce. Toss to coat, serve right away over steamed white rice.