Sweet and Sour Pork or Paneer
by
Kelvin Cheung
INGREDIENTS
3gm Salt
3gm Sugar
15gm Sesame oil
1 Egg
Corn Starch Slurry (1tbsp corn starch mixed into 1 cup of water)
In the Bowl
110gmm tomatoes chopped
100gm onion finely diced
250ml ketchup (tomato sauce)
½ cup brown sugar
100ml white vinegar
50gm honey
In the Wok
4-5 pieces Dry Chillies
50gm white onion, slkiced
1 garlic clove, sliced
100gm Bell pepper sliced
150gm Fresh Pineapple canned or fresh
METHOD
Marinate the pork or paneer with salt, sugar, sesame oil, cracked egg and corn starch slurry and ensure evenly coated.
Marinate for 1 hour or overnight.
Heat deep fryer to 160C and then drop in the pieces of pork/paneer and cook fpr 3-4 mins, then remove and drain on paper towel.
Rest Pork/Paneer for 5-10mins before 2nd cook.
In a bowl add tomatoes, onion, ketchup, brown sugar, white vinegar & honey and combine.
In a hot wok add dry chillies, onion, garlic and Bell peppers.
Increase oil in deep fryer to 190C, and put pork/paneer back in for a 2nd fry for 45sec-1min to get the crunch back.
Add tomato mixture into wok, with Aromats (??) and add Pork?paneer pieces from oil into Sauce.
Toss Sauce evenly over pork and add fresh Pineapple.
Serve with Rice or Noodles or on its own.