Sweet and Sour Pork
Sweet & Sour Pork is a great Oriental dish. This recipe is for fried sweet & sour pork.
Sweet and Sour Pork
Print RecipeIngredients
- vegetable oil (or other high heat oil – for frying)
- 1 ½ lb pork (cubed)
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp white sugar
Batter:
- 1 large egg (beaten)
- ⅔ cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
Vegetables:
- 2 medium green peppers (1-inch cubed)
- 1 medium white onion (1-inch cubed)
- ⅔ cup pineapple chunks (or tidbits – save juice for sweet & sour sauce)
- ¼ cup butter
Instructions:
Pre-prep:
- Cube the pork (this is easiest if the pork is still slightly frozen.)
- Cube the vegetables.
- Make the sweet & sour sauce and set aside. Reheat just before serving.
Pork:
- Simmer pork in water, soy sauce, and sugar for at least 20 minutes (until cooked). *You can boil it up to 45 minutes and it will become more tender and absorb the flavors. Drain.
Batter:
- Heat the oil in the skillet.
- In a bowl, combine the egg and milk.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until smooth.
- Dip the pork in the batter and fry (at 360°) until golden brown.
Vegetables:
- Cook the vegetables and pineapple in butter for a few minutes, keeping the vegetables crisp.
- Arrange the pork and vegetables on a platter and pour the sweet & sour sauce over.
Notes:
Make Ahead: You can cut up the meat and vegetables ahead of time and boil the meat ahead of time too. I would think you could also fry the pork ahead of time then just reheat in a hot oven.
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