Sweet and Sour Pork With Pineapple
Sweet and Sour Pork With Pineapple
Ingredients
For the Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup rock sugar, or granulated sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon potato starch, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
- Kosher salt, to taste
For the Pork Marinade
- 1 pound pork tenderloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons corn flour, or cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
For the Stir-Fry
- 3 cups neutral cooking oil, for deep-frying the pork
- 1 clove garlic, sliced
- 1/2 small white onion, finely diced
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper, cut into 1-inch diamond shapes
- 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch diamond shapes
- 3 1/2 ounces fresh pineapple, or canned pineapple, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/2 tablespoon white sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Gather the ingredients.
- 2
Put all of the ingredients in a saucepan and stir to mix evenly. Place over medium-high heat.
- 3
Stirring constantly, bring the sauce to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook the sauce, continuing to stir, until the texture has turned thick and sticky, about 25 minutes.
25 min - 4
Gather the ingredients.
- 5
Place the pork in a bowl and add both kinds of soy sauce, rice wine, five-spice powder, ground white pepper, and minced garlic; marinate for 10 minutes.
10 min - 6
Add the egg, corn flour, and all-purpose flour into the pork marinade and mix evenly. Place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
30 min - 7
Gather the ingredients.
- 8
Heat the oil to 325 F/170 C in a wok or deep saucepan.
- 9
Gently slide in some of the pork tenderloin cubes, without overcrowding, and deep-fry, in batches if necessary, until golden brown in color, stirring occasionally. Make sure the oil comes back up to temperature before each batch.
- 10
Place the cooked pork on a plate lined with a couple of sheets of paper towel.
- 11
Remove all but 1 tablespoon of oil from the wok and stir-fry the garlic and onion over medium-high heat until fragrant.
- 12
Add the bell peppers and pineapple to the wok and stir-fry for a minute or two.
- 13
Return the pork to the wok, along with the sweet and sour sauce, and mix evenly. You can add as much sweet and sour sauce as you prefer.
- 14
Garnish with the sesame seeds. Serve with cooked white rice, if desired.
Prepare Sweet and Sour Sauce
Marinate the Pork
Stir-Fry the Pork
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 4 servings)
