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Chinese Sweet and Pungent Pork
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 25 minutes
- Total
- 50 min
- Yield
- 4.00 serving(s)
Categories
- Main dish
Cuisine
- Chinese
Cooking Method
- Fry
Difficulty
- Medium
Dietary
- Non-Vegetarian
Allergens
- Possible Eggs — check ingredient labels
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Chinese Sweet and Pungent Pork brings together 1 egg, 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 50 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 4 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 -4 tablespoons water
- 1 lb pork shoulder, cut in cubes (you can use pork steak as well)
- oil (for deep frying, this depends on the size of pan you use)
- 1 cup canned pineapple chunk, drained
- 1 green pepper, cut diagonally in about 1-inch wide pieces
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 tomatoes, cut in 4 - 6 pieces
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
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Instructions
Beat the egg; mix flour, salt, and water with it to form thin batter.
Pour over pork, mix to coat the pieces, then fry them, piece by piece, in deep, hot oil till browned.
Drain.
Mix pineapple, green pepper, vinegar, sugar, 3/4 cup water, and molasses.
Stir until it boils; add tomato.
Mix cornstarch with the 1/4 cup water and stir into the sauce.
Cook till thickened.
Add pork, stir to mix well, and serve at once.
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