Sweet-and-Sour Pork
Source of Recipe
Bisquick
Recipe Introduction
Prep Time:25 min
Start to Finish:55 min
Makes:8 servings (about 2 cups each)
List of Ingredients
2 pounds pork boneless top loin
Vegetable oil
1/2 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks in syrup, drained and syrup reserved
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 medium carrots, cut into thin diagonal slices
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
8 cups hot cooked rice
Recipe
23 Ratings
9 Reviews
Enjoy this take out restaurant of fried pork, sliced carrots, green bell peppers and pineapple at home.
1. Trim excess fat from pork. Cut pork into 3/4-inch pieces.
2. Heat 1 inch oil deep fryer or Dutch oven 360ºF.
3. Beat flour, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 cup cold water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the egg in large bowl with hand beater until smooth. Stir pork into batter until well coated.
4. Add pork pieces, one at a time, to oil. Fry about 20 pieces at a time about 5 minutes, turning 2 or 3 times, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels; keep warm.
5. Add enough water to reserved pineapple syrup to measure 1 cup. Heat syrup mixture, brown sugar, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the soy sauce, carrots and garlic to boiling in Dutch oven; reduce heat to low.
6. Cover and simmer about 6 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender. Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water; stir into sauce.
7. Add pork, pineapple and bell pepper. Heat to boiling, stirr constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve with rice.
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving: Calories 575 (Calories from Fat 125 ); Total Fat 14 g (Saturated Fat 4 g); Cholesterol 100 mg; Sodium 440 mg; Total Carbohydrate 82 g (Dietary Fiber 2 g); Protein 32 g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 50 %; Vitamin C 18 %; Calcium 4 %; Iron 22 % Exchanges: 4 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Medium-Fat Meat
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Special Touch
Write special little "fortunes" on slips of paper, and place them in a small bowl to draw after dinner.
Success
For easier cutting, freeze pork about 1 hour or until partially frozen.
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