Sweet and Sour Pork

Estimated cooking time: 45 minutes

Sweet & Sour Pork Ingredients:

• 1/2 kilo pork loin, sliced into pieces
• 1 small can pineapple chunks
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 1 red & 1 green bell peppers, sliced into strips
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons of peanut oil
• 4 tablespoons of cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons of ketchup
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 3 cloves of minced garlic

Sweet and Sour Pork Cooking Instructions:

• In a pot, boil pork in 2 cups of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until tender, then drain (keep the pork stock for later).
• Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and soy sauce then coat the pork with the cornstarch mixture.
• Fry the pork in a skillet until golden brown, set aside.
• Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch on 1/2 cup of pork stock - set aside.
• Sauté garlic and onions on oil, then add the bell peppers, pineapple chunks (including the syrup), ketchup, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the dissolved cornstarch. Stir until sauce thickens.
• Pour over fried pork then serve with rice.