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|title=Sweet and sour pork, Meat recipe
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|description=This favourite Chinese meal is fairly simple to make. Do give it a try
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This favourite Chinese meal is fairly simple to make. Do give it a try.
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|TotalCalories = 1397
|PortionCalories = 349
|DatePublished=23rd October 2012
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 35 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 20 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Sweet and sour pork recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Nice and sticky''

4/5

Not too sweet and quite tangy

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{{RecipeIngredients
| '''For the [[batter]]'''
| 1 tablespoon (15 ml) [[Rice wine|rice wine]] or [[Dry sherry|dry sherry]]
| 1 tablespoon (15 ml) [[Peanut oil|peanut oil]]
| 1 teaspoon [[Curry powder|curry powder]]
| 1 [[Egg|egg]], beaten
| [[Sea Salt|sea salt]]
| '''for the [[Sauce|sauce]]'''
| 450g (1 lb) lean [[Pork|pork]] such as [[Pork fillet|pork fillet]], cubed
| 1 [[Clove|clove]] of [[Garlic]], peeled and crushed
| 2 teaspoons (10 ml) [[Peanut oil|peanut oil]]
| ½ [[Green bell pepper|green bell pepper]], deseeded and chopped into cubes
| ½ [[Red bell pepper|red bell pepper]], deseeded and chopped into cubes
| 1 small [[Onion|onion]], peeled and roughly chopped (optional)
| 100 g (4 oz) [[Cornflour|cornflour]]
| 75 g (3 oz) [[Sugar|sugar]]
| 50 g (2 oz) [[Tomato ketchup|tomato ketchup]]
| 1 teaspoon (5 ml) [[Sesame oil|sesame oil]]
| 1 teaspoon (5 ml) [[White wine vinegar|white wine vinegar]]
| [[Oil]] for [[Deep-frying|deep-frying]]
}}
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| In a bowl, make a [[batter]] by whisking the [[Sherry|sherry]] (or [[Wine|wine]]), [[Oil|oil]], [[Curry powder|curry powder]], beaten [[Egg|egg]], [[Cornflour|cornflour]] and a pinch of [[Salt|salt]]
| Drop the cubed [[Pork|pork]] into the [[batter]] and coat well
| Heat the [[Oil|oil]] for [[Deep-frying|deep-frying]] until it is [[Smoking|smoking]] and then add the [[Pork|pork]] cubes a few at a time, [[Fry|fry]] for 3 minutes, remove, drain on kitchen paper and set aside.
| Reheat the [[Oil|oil]] and [[Fry|fry]] the cubes again, a few at a time, for 2 minutes each
| Drain and reserve
| In a [[Wok|wok]], heat 2 teaspoons of [[Peanut oil|peanut oil]] and fry the [[Peppers|peppers]] for 3 minutes. [[Fry]] the [[Onion|onion]] with the peppers if using
| Add the [[Garlic|garlic]], [[Sugar|sugar]], [[Tomato ketchup|tomato ketchup]] and [[Wine vinegar|wine vinegar]] until the [[Sugar|sugar]] has dissolved
| Bring to the [[Boil|boil]], add the [[Pork|pork]] cubes
| Stir in the [[Sesame oil|sesame oil]] and serve
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve hot with [[Plain boiled rice|plain boiled rice]]
===Variations===
Add [[Toasted|toasted]] (unsalted) [[Cashew nuts|cashew nuts]] at the final stage when adding the [[Sesame oil|sesame oil]]
===Chef's notes===
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==See also==
* [[Sweet and sour recipes]]
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[[Category:Recipes]]
[[Category:Oriental cuisine]]
[[Category:Main courses]]
[[Category:Meat recipes]]
[[Category:Pork recipes]]
[[Category:Spicy recipes]]
[[Category:Cooking with wine]]
[[Category:Deep fried]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]

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