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Classic Sweet and Sour Pork

Name: Classic Sweet and Sour Pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: cantonese
Ingredients: pork tenderloin; Salt; white pepper powder; sugar; rice wine; Egg; cornstarch; pineapple; Red pepper; green pepper; Onion; Aged vinegar; plain tomato sauce; water; Cooking oil

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9 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:16

warningStay safe

Wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw pork to prevent cross-contamination.

Cut 400g pork tenderloin into small pieces, pat loose with the back of the knife, place in a bowl, add 1/8 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp sugar, and 1 tbsp rice wine, mix well to let the pork absorb all the sauce, then add 1/2 egg liquid, mix well, and marinate for 15 minutes.

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Pat the pork pieces loose with the back of the knife, otherwise the meat will be tough and won't absorb flavors well.

Ingredients:pork tenderloin (400 g)Salt (0.125 tsp)white pepper powder (0.125 tsp)sugar (0.5 tsp)rice wine (1 tbsp)Egg (0.5 piece)

Tools:cutting boardcleaverbowl

Preparation

00:01:09

15 minutes later, coat the marinated pork with cornstarch and pinch it a few times so the starch tightly wraps the meat.

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Pinch the starch onto the pork firmly, otherwise the coating will fall off during frying.

Ingredients:pork tenderloincornstarch (50 g)

Tools:dish

Preparation

00:01:43

Peel and slice 1/2 pineapple, remove the core, cut into small pieces, add 1/4 tsp salt, and soak in water for 10 minutes.

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Pineapple must be soaked in salted water, otherwise it will taste astringent and irritate the mouth.

Ingredients:pineapple (0.5 piece)Salt (0.25 tsp)

Tools:cleaverbowl

Active Cooking

00:03:18

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Hot oil is extremely hot and can splash; slide the pork pieces gently down the side of the pan instead of dropping them in.

Pour cooking oil into the pot, heat over medium-low heat to 160°C (320°F), test the temperature with wooden chopsticks, bubbles appear on chopsticks indicating the right temperature. Add pork pieces, flip gently, and keep frying until the surface is golden yellow, then take out (about 8 minutes).

local_fire_departmentMedium-low heat 160°C

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The oil must reach 160°C before adding the pork, otherwise the starch coating will dissolve and it won't be crispy.

Ingredients:Cooking oil (500 ml)pork tenderloin

Tools:potslotted spoonchopsticks

Active Cooking

00:04:37

Heat over medium heat to 180°C (about 360°F), when the oil starts to bubble, it's the right temperature, secondary fry the pork, fry at high temperature for 40 seconds then take out.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat 180°C

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Do not double fry for more than 40 seconds, otherwise the crust will easily burn and turn bitter.

Ingredients:pork tenderloin

Tools:potslotted spoon

Preparation

00:05:21

Cut 1 red pepper and remove seeds into pieces, cut 1 green pepper and remove seeds into pieces, cut 1/4 onion into pieces.

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Remove the seeds thoroughly when cutting peppers to avoid affecting the texture.

Ingredients:Red pepper (1 piece)green pepper (1 piece)Onion (0.25 piece)

Tools:cutting boardcleaver

Preparation

00:06:01

In a bowl, add 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp aged vinegar, 2 tbsp tomato sauce, 1 tsp starch, and 30ml water, mix well.

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The starch must be completely dissolved in water, otherwise it will clump when added to the pan.

Ingredients:Salt (0.25 tsp)sugar (1 tbsp)Aged vinegar (1 tbsp)plain tomato sauce (2 tbsp)cornstarch (1 tsp)water (30 ml)

Tools:bowlspoon

Active Cooking

00:06:25

Pour oil into the wok, heat over medium heat, add green and red peppers and onions and stir fry, then drain the soaked pineapple and add it to the wok, stir fry until ingredients are slightly charred, and remove.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat

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Vegetables and pineapple must be drained before adding to the wok, otherwise hot oil will splatter everywhere.

Ingredients:Cooking oilRed peppergreen pepperOnionpineapple

Tools:spatulawokstrainer

Active Cooking

00:07:21

Pour a little oil into the wok, heat over medium heat, pour in the prepared sauce, stir fry until the sauce thickens and bubbles appear, add the fried pork to let the sauce cover the meat evenly, then pour in the stir-fried green and red peppers, onions, and pineapple, and continue to stir fry evenly (about 1 minute) before serving.

local_fire_departmentMedium heat

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Stir constantly after adding the sauce to the wok, otherwise the sugar will easily burn and stick to the bottom.

Ingredients:Cooking oilpork tenderloinRed peppergreen pepperOnionpineapple

Tools:spatulawok