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Auntie Emlys Kitchen-Easy Sweet and Sour Pork

Easy Sweet and Sour Pork 簡易咕咾肉

I used sliced pork shoulder butt for this recipe, but you can use any cut of pork.
Use canned or fresh pineapples, lychee fruit, cantaloupe, honey dew, mangoes, dragon fruit, plums, peaches, strawberries, just to name a few.
Approximate cost (CAD) $7
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Cantonese, Chinese
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 854 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 350 g Pork shoulder butt , sliced
  • ½ Medium onion , cut into wedges
  • ½ Red pepper , cut into wedges
  • ½ Green, yellow or orange pepper , cut into wedges
  • 3 Canned pineapple rings
  • 3 cloves Garlic , chopped
  • 1 Thai chili , chopped (optional)
  • 4 tbsp Flour
  • 4 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 5 tbsp Oil

Ingredients for pork marinade:

Ingredients for sauce:

  • 3 tbsp Ketchup
  • 2 tbsp White vinegar
  • 1 ½ tbsp Sugar
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp Water

Instructions
 

  • Slice pork to approx. 3mm thick slices
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  • Marinate with ½ tsp salt, 2 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar and 1 egg. Mix well together. Set aside
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  • Cut onions, peppers and pineapple into wedges
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  • Chop garlic and chilis
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  • Prepare sauce by combining 3 tbsp ketchup, 2 tbsp vinegar, 1 ½ tbsp sugar, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp cornstarch and 3 tbsp water. Mix well and set aside
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  • Combine 4 tbsp of flour and 4 tbsp cornstarch. Mix well. Put onto a plate
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  • Give the pork a mix and then use your hands to place it onto the plate with the flour and cornstarch, do not pour in the excess liquid from the marinade
  • Toss the pork in the flour mixture until the meat is separated and covered
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  • In a non-stick pan, heat at medium-high heat and add 3 tbsp oil
  • Add pork into the fry-pan, one piece at a time so that each piece rests flat on the pan. Do not overcrowd the pan. Do separate batches if necessary
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  • When one side of the pork has browned, flip over to the other side.
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  • After browning both sides, remove from heat preferably on a cooling rack. Repeat until all the pork has been fried
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  • In a wok or pan, heat on medium-high heat, add 2 tbsp of oil and add chopped garlic, chilis and onions. Stir-fry until onions are slightly softened
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  • Add peppers. Stir-fry for 1 minute.
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  • Stir-in the sauce and mix
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  • Add the pork and mix
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  • Add the pineapples and mix
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  • Serve

Nutrition

Calories: 854kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 40gFat: 48gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gMonounsaturated Fat: 27gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 187mgSodium: 1856mgPotassium: 1019mgFiber: 4gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 2159IUVitamin C: 92mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Pork, Sweet and Sour
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