Chinese Sweet & Sour Breaded Pork
Recipe: #188
September 16, 2011
Categories: Pork Roast, Pineapple Game/Sports Day, Sunday Dinner, Deep Fry, more
"Just as good if not better than any Chinese restaurant, this is a favorite I make on regular rotation! Make certain to use the most tender cut of pork for this, since frozen thawed pork tends to hold in a fair amount of excess moisture I would recommend to use fresh pork for this, I haven’t tryed it yet but I imagine this would also work well using boneless chicken breast so you may want to give that a try! To save some time if desired you may make the breaded pork well in advance, just before using for the recipe crisp up in the oven for 5-6 minutes. Serve with hot cooked rice"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (417 g)
- Calories 482.6
- Total Fat - 16.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.4 g
- Cholesterol - 179.8 mg
- Sodium - 1155 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 36.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.2 g
- Sugars - 10.4 g
- Protein - 45.6 g
- Calcium - 56.4 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 59.1 mg
- Thiamin - 1.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Using paper towels pat dry all the pork cubes to remove as much excess moisture as possible.
Step 2
In a bowl whisk eggs with salt, 1/2 cup cornstarch, flour, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and 1/2 cup chicken broth; add in the cubed pork and toss to coat completely in the batter.
Step 3
Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat (use enough oil for deep-frying).
Step 4
Working in batches deep-fry the pork for about 4-5 minutes or unti the pork is cooked and browned; remove and drain on a rack or on double sheets of paper towels.
Step 5
Pour off the oil leaving about 3 tablespoons in the wok or skillet; add in green bell pepper and carrots; stir-fry over med-high heat (more to the high setting) until crisp-tender, adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes.
Step 6
Add in pineapple chunks, reserved pineapple juice and the wine vinegar.
Step 7
In a small bowl whisk 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 2 tablespoons cold water until smooth; add to the sauce along with 2 tablespoons soy sauce; cook gently tossing until bubbly and thickened.
Step 8
You have two choices, you may place the cooked breaded pork in the sauce and toss to coat or you may place the pork onto a platter then pour the sauce on top.
Step 9
Serve with cooked rice.
Tips
No special items needed.