Sweet and Sour Pork

Name: Sweet and Sour Pork
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 150 ml light syrup (drained from canned Pineapples Pieces); 50 ml Honey; 130 ml white Vinegar; 30 ml Soy Sauce; 65 ml Tomato Paste; 25 ml Cornstarch; 75 ml Water; 1 kg Pork neck, cut into 2,5 cm cubes; 7,5 ml Salt; 3,5 ml black Pepper; 275 ml pure Rye Flour; 125 ml Cornstarch; 3 large Eggs; 750 ml sunflower Oil; 25 ml coconut Oil; 5 cloves Garlic, chopped; 3 medium Onions, coarsely chopped; 1 Red Bell Pepper, coarsely chopped; 1 /4 head Cabbage, coarsely chopped; 1 can (440 g) Pineapple pieces, drained, syrup retained; 3,5 ml Sesame Seeds

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

This is for all who can't have wheat and still want delicious authentic Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

This is for all who can't have wheat and still want delicious authentic Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork

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Ingredients

Sweet & Sour Sauce
150 mllight syrup (drained from canned Pineapples Pieces)
50 mlHoney
130 mlwhite Vinegar
30 mlSoy Sauce
65 mlTomato Paste
25 mlCornstarch
75 mlWater
Pork
1 kgPork neck, cut into 2,5 cm cubes
7,5 mlSalt
3,5 mlblack Pepper
275 mlpure Rye Flour
125 mlCornstarch
3large Eggs
750 mlsunflower Oil
25 mlcoconut Oil
5 clovesGarlic, chopped
3medium Onions, coarsely chopped
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1Red Bell Pepper, coarsely chopped
1/4 head Cabbage, coarsely chopped
1 can (440 g)Pineapple pieces, drained, syrup retained
3,5 mlSesame Seeds

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Steps

1

Combine light Syrup, Honey, Vinegar, Soy Sauce and Tomato Paste in a medium bowl and set aside. Combine 25 ml Cornstarch and 75 ml Water in a separate small bowl
2

Season Pork with half the Salt and black Pepper
3

Mix Flour and 125 ml Cornstarch in a shallow dish and whisk Eggs in a separate shallow dish
4

Heat sunflower Oil in frying pan over medium high heat.
5

Batter each piece of Pork by coating it in the Flour mixture, then dip in the whisked Eggs, then a final coat in the Flour mixture.
6

Once Oil reach 175°C, in 3 to 4 batches, fry the battered Pork until golden brown and the Pork is cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. Make sure Oil is not too cold before adding each batch. Allow cooked Pork to drain on paper towels.
7

Heat wok over medium high heat and add coconut Oil, when Oil is 🔥 add Garlic and Onions, stir fry for half a minute. Add Bell Pepper and Cabbage, stir fry for about 2 minutes then add the Pineapple pieces. Stir fry for about a minute.
8

Add in the Pork and the medium bowl of Sweet and Sour sauce, stir to combine and allow the sauce to start boiling. Stir the small bowl of Cornstarch & Water before adding it to the wok. Stir until the sauce thicken, about a minute. Season with remaining Salt and black Pepper, if desired
9

Serve with rice and garnish with Sesame Seeds