I’m going to show you how to make another of our famous dishes offered at Chinese restaurants in Trinidad and Tobago, sweet and sour pork.
Prep Time: 10minutes mins
Cook Time: 15minutes mins
Total Time: 25minutes mins
Course: Appetizers
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork boned and diced
- 2-3 tsp salt divided
- 1 lime
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. rice cooking wine
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 2 tbsp cornstarch + 3 tbsp water cornstarch mixture
- 1 4 oz. tin pineapple chunks
- 2 sprigs chive chopped
- for garnish Cornstarch for dredging (about 5 tbsp) oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Wash diced pork with lime and water. Season with soy sauce, cooking wine and 2 tsp salt. Marinate for at least 20 minutes.
- Dredge in cornstarch and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Heat oil…… When ready, deep fry pork for about 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels
—SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE––
- Place pot over medium flame and add peanut oil. When hot add vinegar, water, sugar and 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil.
- Add pineapple, and cornstarch mixed in 3 tbsp of water. Allow to reduce until thick, stirring occasionally… Then add the pork and mix well. Remove from heat. Garnish with chopped chive. Serve hot.
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Sweet and Sour Pork
Servings: 10
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork boned and diced
- 2-3 tsp salt divided
- 1 lime
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. rice cooking wine
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 2 tbsp cornstarch + 3 tbsp water cornstarch mixture
- 1 4 oz. tin pineapple chunks
- 2 sprigs chive chopped
- for garnish Cornstarch for dredging (about 5 tbsp) oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Wash diced pork with lime and water. Season with soy sauce, cooking wine and 2 tsp salt. Marinate for at least 20 minutes.
- Dredge in cornstarch and set aside for 5 minutes.
- Heat oil…… When ready, deep fry pork for about 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels
- —SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE—
- Place pot over medium flame and add peanut oil. When hot add vinegar, water, sugar and 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil.
- Add pineapple, and cornstarch mixed in 3 tbsp of water. Allow to reduce until thick, stirring occasionally… Then add the pork and mix well. Remove from heat. Garnish with chopped chive. Serve hot.
