Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe
This delicious sweet and sour pork recipe combines pork tenderloin, vegetables and a sweet and tangy sauce into and easy dinner recipe. The trick to this recipe is to get out everything you need ahead of time.
Ingredients
- 6 green onions, chopped
- 1 onion, large, cut into chunks
- 1 red pepper, chopped (or 1/2 a red pepper and 1/2 a green pepper)
- 2 tomatoes, quartered
- 1 cucumber, seeded and cut into 1" chunks
- 1 1/2 pounds pork tenderloin, cut into 1" cubes
- cornstarch, for coating the pork
- 1/4 cup oil, approximate, for frying
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/3 cup water
For the Marinade:
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons water
- 1 egg
For the Sauce:
- 2 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 8 tablespoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
- 3 tablespoons white vinegar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Combine marinade ingredients. Add meat and set aside to marinate.
- Prepare vegetables and set aside.
- Heat the wok to medium to high and add 2 tablespoons of oil. Toss meat cubes in the cornstarch, then fry for 5 minutes until golden brown. When finished frying, scrape out wok and add 2 more tablespoons of oil. Fry vegetables for 1 minute, then remove.
- Combine the sauce ingredients. Add the mixture to the wok and bring it all to a boil. Combine water and cornstarch to make a thin paste. Add to the sauce. Heat to boiling to thicken. When boiling, add in vegetables, then add in the meat. Serve when sauce has thickened.
- Nice served over fluffy white rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 501kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 39gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 151mgSodium: 2535mgPotassium: 1215mgFiber: 3gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 1900IUVitamin C: 56mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 3mg
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