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A oblong dish full of battered pork thats smothered in a homemade sweet and sour sauce. There are also green pepper and carrots in the sauce.
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Homemade Sweet and Sour Pork

An authentic recipe for Homemade Sweet and Sour Pork
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 6 people
Cost $10

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds pork butt roast cut into small pieces
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp garlic
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 green pepper

Sweet and Sour Sauce

  • ½ cup water
  • ⅓ cup vinegar
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • ⅓ cup ketchup or alternatively tomato paste

Instructions

  • While your deep fry oil is heating up. Cut the pork into small chunks place in a bowl.
  • Add the egg, salt, and cornstarch and mix together until very lightly battered.
  • Be very cautious and only fry a few pieces at a time so the oil does not overflow the fryer. Deep fry the pork pieces a few at a time until golden and set aside on paper towel. Repeat until all the pork is cooked.
  • Cut up 1 large carrot and 1 green pepper
    A cutting board with carrots, and green pepper sliced up. There is deep fried pork in the background.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

  • Mix together corn starch, water, vinegar, brown sugar and ketchup.
  • Add to a wok or large pan. Add vegetable and cook until sauce thickens and veggies cook a little bit (5 min).
    A wok filled with carrots , green peppers, and sweet and sour sauce.
  • Add the cooked pork. Toss and serve.