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Friday, 18 February 2011

Sweet and Sour Pork (Chicken, Beef or Prawns can also be used instead of Pork)
Total Cooking Time:  25-30 mins

Ingredients:

500 gr tender pork cut into bite size pieces (tenderloin or fillet)
1/4 cup olive oil for frying pork
cornflour for frying pork
3 capsicums green, red and yellow cut into chunk pieces
1 large onion cut into 4 & then 8 chunks
1 cup thinly sliced carrots cut vertically
1 cup zuchini thinly sliced
1 cup broccoli flowerettes thinly sliced
1 medium can pineapple rings cut into small pieces (save juice for sauce)
1 clove garlic (finely chopped)

Marinate for Pork
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 level tablespoons cornflour
3 tablespoons wine

Sweet and Sour Sauce
6 tablespoons tomato ketchup
3 tablespoons Vinegar
5 tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 tablespoons cornflour
1 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
2 cups pineapple juice saved from can
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)

Preparation
1.  Cut the pork into thin strips (1/2 inch finger strips).  Mix marinate ingredients, fold pork and marinate for 15-20 minutes.
2.  Mix the sweet and sour sauce ingredients well and set aside.
3.  Flour the marinated pork both sides.  In a deep skillet, add the olive oil until very hot and  fry the pork for 2 minutes and then lower heat to medium turning pork twice until it turns golden brown. Remove and drain on kitchen paper and set aside on serving plate.

4.  Add olive oil to wok and heat until very hot. Add all chopped vegetables and stir fry (stirring continuously) until half cooked  (approx. 8-10 mins) then add the chopped garlic and last the pineapple.   Add the well mixed sweet and sour sauce ingredients and fold into vegetables.   As soon as the sauce thickenens, either transfer the pork into the wok and stir well with the sauce or pour the sweet and sour vegetables sauce on top of the fried pork on serving plate.  Serve hot with steamed white rice.