Easy Sweet and Sour Pork

pineapple

🥗Healthier: fresh pineapple

💰Cheaper: canned pineapple

Canned pineapple is often less expensive and readily available.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a plant-based protein that is lower in calories.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

White sugar is often less expensive than brown sugar.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Tamari is gluten-free and can be a cheaper alternative.

Start by making the sweet and sour sauce with 1 tbsp cornflour and a little bit of water.

Add 1 tbsp tamari or all-purpose soy sauce, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup pineapple juice, 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar, and 1/3 cup ketchup to the sauce mixture.

In a bowl, marinate 600 g of pork Scotch fillet with some soy sauce, ginger, garlic, salt, and pepper.

Coat the marinated pork with 1/2 cup corn flour and 1 egg.

Shallow fry the coated pork until crispy and golden, then reserve the oil for future use.

In the same pan, add the prepped vegetables (capsicum and onion) and the sweet and sour sauce, mixing well with the pork.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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