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Sweet and Sour Pork

List of Ingredients




Serves 4 or 5

Ingredients:
1 lb. lean boneless Pork
1 tsp. Salt
2 Eggs, beaten
3 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. Cornstarch
1 medium Green Pepper
7 oz. Bamboo Shoots
4 cups Vegetable Oil for deep-frying
4 tsp. Garlic, sliced
2 Tbs. Scallions, chopped

Sauce Ingredients:
4 Tbs. (1/4 cup) Granulated Sugar
3 Tbs. White Wine Vinegar
2 Tbs. Soy Sauce
2 Tbs. Tomato Ketchup
1 cup Water
1/4 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp. Water

Steamed White Rice


Recipe



Cut lean pork into diamond-shaped slices about 1 inch long. Mix with the salt and let stand for 15 minutes, then mix well with the eggs and the cornstarch.

Halve the green pepper and deseed while rinsing. Chop the
green pepper, and then chop the bamboo shoots into pieces
about the same size as the pork; set aside.

Warm the vegetable oil in a wok over medium heat to very
hot, about 375-F degrees. Deep-fry the pork slices until they turn golden brown and float to the surface.

Drop the bamboo shoots into the oil and remove immediately,
along with the pork. Drain well on paper towels and set aside.

Prepare the sweet-and-sour sauce in a separate saucepan.
Blend together the sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup, water, salt and cornstarch mixture over moderate heat. Stir occasionally until the sauce thickens, then reduce the heat
to simmer.

Pour the excess hot oil out of the wok, being very careful to prevent burns by not allowing it to splatter. Leave about two tbsp. of warm oil in the bottom of the wok.

Re-heat to very hot, or until the surface of the oil begins to ripple. Add the garlic, and stir-fry. Then add the scallions and green pepper and stir fry.

Pour the sauce into the wok. Add the pork and stir to coat
thoroughly. Pour the meat and sauce over a bed of steamed
white rice to serve.

Kitchen Staff Tip: You may prepare your own Sweet & Sour
Sauce from scratch by combining 3/4 cup water with 3/4 cup
brown sugar in a saucepan over moderate heat. When the
mixture comes to a boil, add 1/2 cup cider vinegar and cook just for a minute more. Stir in 3 Tbs. cornstarch, 2 Tbs. soy sauce, and about 1/4 cup of water. Simply stir until thickened. Serve warm or cold on the side of nearly any meal.