SWEET AND SOUR PORK

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 kilo pork loin, sliced into pieces

1 small can pineapple chunks

1 large onion, quartered

1 red & 1 green bell peppers, sliced into strips

2 tablespoons of soy sauce

3 tablespoons of peanut oil

4 tablespoons of cornstarch

3 tablespoons of ketchup

1 tablespoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

3 cloves of minced garlic

DIRECTIONS:

1.       In a pot, boil pork in 2 cups of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until tender, then drain (keep the pork stock for later).

2.       Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and soy sauce then coat the pork with the cornstarch mixture.

3.       Fry the pork in a skillet until golden brown, set aside.

4.       Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch on 1/2 cup of pork stock – set aside.

5.       Sauté garlic and onions on oil, then add the bell peppers, pineapple chunks (including the syrup), ketchup, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the dissolved cornstarch. Stir until sauce thickens.

6.       Pour over fried pork then serve with rice.