Monday, December 15, 2008

Cantonese Pork in Sweet And Sour Sauce

Ingredients:
Pork fillet, cut into 1 inches cubes500 gm, Salt as required,Pinch of pepper, Five-spice powder½ tsp ,Chinese wine or dry sherry4 tbsp, Egg 2, Cornflour 6 tbsp ,Vegetable oil for deep-frying,
Garlic clove, crushed2, Onion, roughly chopped2, Red, green and yellow peppers, cored deseeded and diced100 gm,Can pineapple chunks, with juice250 gm, Wine vinegar 3 tbsp, Sugar2 tbsp,
Tomato ketchup 4 tbsp. soy sauce 3 tbsp.Few spring onion cut lenghthwise for garnish.
Preparation:
Fill the saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the pork and boil until it changes colour.
Drain the pork, cool and pat dry with absorbent kitchen paper.Mix together the salt, pepper, five-spice powder, wine or sherry, egg and cornflour. Add the pork and turn to coat well.
Heat the oil to 180° C or until a cube of day-old bread browns in 45 seconds. Deep-fry the pork until brown. Drain thoroughly on absorbent kitchen paper.Heat the 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add the garlic and fry until brown. Add the onion and green pepper, and stir-fry for 1 minute. Stir in the pineapple juice with the vinegar, sugar and tomato ketchup,soy sauce.
Cook, stirring, until thickened. Add the pineapple and stir until heated through. Serve hot, garnished with the pineapple chunks & Spring onion.

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