Sweet & sour Pork

Man was this yummy..and more important, picky hubby and 7 year old liked it!

Sweet & Sour Pork
INGREDIENTS
· 1 pound pork
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 1 tablespoon water
· 1 egg
· 1/4 cup corn/tapioca starch
· 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
· 1 green bell pepper, chopped
· 1 red chile pepper – chopped (optional)
· 1/2 cup crushed pineapple
· 1 onion, chopped
· 1 tomato, chopped
· 4 tablespoons white sugar
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
· 4 tablespoons white vinegar
· 3 tablespoons ketchup
· 2 tablespoons plum sauce
· 5 tablespoons water
DIRECTIONS
1. Arrange pork medallions on a cutting board and cover with a sheet of plastic wrap. Using a mallet or the back of a knife, pound the pork until each medallion is fairly flat, about 1/4 inch thick.
2. Cut each medallion into 1 inch square pieces. In a medium bowl, combine the salt, baking soda and water. Place the pork pieces in the bowl and turn to coat. Dredge in egg.
3. Place the tapioca flour in a large, resealable plastic bag. Place the pork pieces in the bag with the flour and shake the meat around until all the pieces are coated with the flour.
4. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Place the pork pieces in the oil and fry for 5 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove the pork from the oil and set aside.
5. In the same skillet over medium high heat, combine the green bell pepper, red chile pepper, pineapple, onion and tomato and saute for 5 minutes.
6. To Make Gravy: In a separate small bowl, combine the white sugar, salt, corn flour, vinegar, ketchup, plum sauce and water. Mix well and pour this into the skillet with the vegetables.
7. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, allowing the gravy to thicken. Return the pork pieces to the skillet, mix all together well and serve.

We ended up substituting corn starch for the tapioca starch, and we also ended up adding a little regular flour to the corn starch. And replaced the bell pepper with celery, since not everyone here is wild about bell peppers, not to mention I didn’t have any and didn’t want to go to the store.

It turned out wonderful.

We made white rice to put it over.

Kyrin