Sweet And Sour Pork

By LTIPPETT

Ingredients

• 1 pound pork loin, cubed
• 2 Tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 egg, beaten in 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• Sweet and Sour Sauce
• 8 Tablespoons brown sugar
• 5 Tablespoons tomato ketchup
• 2/3 cup rice vinegar or white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 4 teaspoon cornstarch, well stirred into 10 teaspoons
• of water
• 1/2 cup additional water when you add the vegetables

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from grandmotherskitchen.org

Preparation

Step 1

1 egg, beaten in ½ cup water

4 teaspoon cornstarch, well stirred into 10 teaspoons

1/2 cup additional water when you add the vegetables

Directions

Place the pork loin in a bowl then combine the soy sauce and a bit of salt. Marinate for 30 minutes.

In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour and cornstarch very well.

Combine the sugar, ketchup, vinegar, and soy sauce in a bowl.

Mix the combined ingredients using a balloon whisk or fork.

Put into a saucepan and heat on the stovetop. Stir

occasionally and bring to a boil. Pour in the cornstarch diluted in water then continue stirring until the texture becomes thick.

Pour the prepared sweet and sour sauce into a new deep

frying pan, add 1/2 cup of additional water then let boil.

Add the chopped white onions and simmer for 3 minutes.

Add the green and red peppers and simmer for 4 minutes.

Add the deep-fried pork loin and stir lightly together.