Sweet And Sour Pork (Xmxx58b) 1i27
chinese, main dish, meats
2 lb pork; boneless; fat-- Free
2 cup water
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup oleo
1 green pepper; squares
2 tomatoes. wedge cut
1 onion; squares
1 carrot; sliced diag.
1/2 cup scallions
2/3 cup pineapple chunks
Batter: Beat 1 egg with 2/3 C milk, 1 C sifted flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt Cut pork in 1 inch cubes and simmer in water and soy sauce; add sugar and cook 15 minutes. Drain. Remove seeds from tomatoes. Combine veggies and cook a few minutes in butter, Add pineapple and cook a few seconds. Dip drained pork in batter and fry in hot fat. Pork is already cooked, so just batter needs to be cooked.Fry until golden brown. Arrange pork on platter. Mix with vegetables. Pour sweet and sour sauce over all: 1/2 C vinegar + 1/2 C water + 1/4 C brown sugar + 1/4 sugar to a boil. Combine 1/4 C cornstarch with 1/2 C pineapple juice and add to hot mixture and cook until clear and thickened. Pour over pork and vegeatables. Serve with rice.
Yield: 6 servings