Sweet 'N Sour Pork - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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3 1/4 lbs pork shoulder, cut into 1 inch cubes
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons ginger
1/2 cup salad oil
2 (13 1/2 ounce) cans pineapple chunks, drained (reserve syrup)
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 small green peppers, cut into strips
1 (1 lb) can bean sprouts, drained
2 (5 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons chili sauce
5 cups hot cooked rice
Preparation
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Trim excess fat from pork.
Mix half the flour and all the ginger.
Coat pork thoroughly with flour mixture.
Heat oil in large heavy skillet or Dutch oven; brown pork on all sides, removing pieces as they brown.
Add water to reserved pineapple syrup to measure 1 3/4 cups liquid; gradually stir into remaining flour.
Stir pineapple syrup mixture, vinegar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce into fat in skillet.
Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
Stir in sugar, salt, pepper and meat.
Reduce heat; cover; simmer one hour or until meat is tender, stirring occaisionally.
Add pineapple and green peppers; cook uncovered 10 minutes.
Stir in bean sprouts, water chestnuts and chili sauce; cook 5 minutes longer.
Serve over rice.
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