Sweet and Sour Pork
without pineapple| 800 g | lean pork or fillet |
| ½ tsp | salt |
| 1 ¼ tsp | Szechuan peppercorns, ground |
| 2 tbsp | Chinese rice wine, Shao Hsing |
| 225 g | bamboo shoot slices, drained |
| 6 tbsp | flour |
| 2 small | eggs, beaten |
| vegetable oil, for deep-frying | |
| For the sauce: | |
| 2 tbsp | vegetable oil |
| 3 clove(s) | garlic, finely chopped |
| 3 | spring onions, cut into short sections |
| 230 g | green capsicum, seeded and diced |
| 2 small | red chillies, finely chopped |
| 2 tbsp | light soy sauce |
| 2 tbsp | brown sugar |
| 5 tbsp | rice vinegar |
| 2 tbsp | tomato paste |
| 200 ml | stock, chicken or vegetable |
Method
Cut the pork in small bite-sized pieces and place in a shallow dish.
Add the salt, pepper and wine, combine well and set aside to marinate for about 20 minutes.
Dust the pork with flour, dip in the beaten eggs and coat with more flour.
Heat the oil in a preheated wok or a heavy-based pan and deep-fry the pork in moderately hot oil for 4 minutes. Stir to separate the pieces.
Remove and drain the pieces well.
Reheat the oil, return the pork and add the bamboo. Fry for about 2 minutes until the pork is golden. Remove and drain well on kitchen paper.
For the sauce heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and add the garlic, onions, capsicum and chili. Stir-fry for about 40 seconds, then add the soy, sugar, vinegar, tomato paste and stock or water.
Stir, bring to the boil and add the pork and bamboo shoots. Heat through, stir to mix and serve immediatly.
Add the salt, pepper and wine, combine well and set aside to marinate for about 20 minutes.
Dust the pork with flour, dip in the beaten eggs and coat with more flour.
Heat the oil in a preheated wok or a heavy-based pan and deep-fry the pork in moderately hot oil for 4 minutes. Stir to separate the pieces.
Remove and drain the pieces well.
Reheat the oil, return the pork and add the bamboo. Fry for about 2 minutes until the pork is golden. Remove and drain well on kitchen paper.
For the sauce heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and add the garlic, onions, capsicum and chili. Stir-fry for about 40 seconds, then add the soy, sugar, vinegar, tomato paste and stock or water.
Stir, bring to the boil and add the pork and bamboo shoots. Heat through, stir to mix and serve immediatly.
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Author: frangipani
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