Thursday, August 20, 2009

Sweet and sour pork

Ingredients (serves 4)
1/2 cup (70g) cornflour
1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 tbs water
500g pork scotch fillet, cut into 1.5cm pieces
Oil, to fry
Steamed rice, shallots and coriander leaves, to serve
Sweet & sour sauce
1 tbs peanut oil
1 green capsicum, chopped
1 carrot, sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1/2 cup (115g) caster sugar
1/2 cup (125ml) white vinegar
1 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs cornflour
425g can pineapple pieces in natural juices, drained

Method
1. For the sauce, heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the capsicum, carrot and garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and 1 cup (250ml) water until sugar dissolves. Combine the cornflour and 2 tbs water. Add to the pan and whisk until it comes to the boil. Simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in the pineapple. Set aside.

2. Combine the cornflour, plain flour, salt, eggs and 2 tbs water. Coat half the pork in the batter. Carefully deep fry in hot oil for 3-4 minutes until golden. Repeat.

3. Combine pork and sauce. Serve with rice, shallots and coriander.

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