# Pineapple Sweet and Sour Pork

This recipe is for making delicious homemade pineapple sweet and sour pork that tastes exactly like a restaurant's version, if not better.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2.2 pounds Pork Shoulder Butt
- 1 tablespoon Onion Powder
- 1 tablespoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tablespoon White Pepper
- 1 Egg
- 0.25 cup Pineapple Juice
- 0.5 cup Flour
- 0.5 cup Cornstarch
- 0.5 cup Ketchup
- 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar
- 3 drops Red Food Dye
- Pineapple Chunks
- Rice

## Instructions

1. Cut the pork shoulder butt into bite-sized pieces.
2. Place the pork pieces in a bowl.
3. Add onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper, and one egg to the pork.
4. Pour pineapple juice into the bowl with the pork.
5. Mix the ingredients together with your hands to coat the pork.
6. Add half a cup of flour and half a cup of cornstarch to the pork mixture.
7. Mix the flour and cornstarch into the pork until each piece is perfectly coated.
8. Heat oil in a frying pan to the appropriate temperature for frying.
9. Carefully add the coated pork pieces into the hot oil in multiple batches.
10. Let the pork fully cook until it becomes nice and crispy.
11. Remove the cooked pork pieces from the oil and place them on a paper towel to drain.
12. In a separate measuring cup, combine ketchup, brown sugar, and vinegar for the sweet and sour sauce.
13. Add pineapple juice to the sauce mixture.
14. Add a hint of red food dye to the sauce for color, if desired.
15. Heat pineapple chunks in a pan for about two to three minutes.
16. Add the fried pork to the pan with the heated pineapple.
17. Pour the sweet and sour sauce over the pork and pineapple in the pan.
18. Attempt to coat all the pork and pineapple pieces with the sweet and sour sauce.
19. Serve the pineapple sweet and sour pork over a bed of rice.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Whisk
- Frying pan
- Tongs
- Paper towel

## Tips

- For the sauce, you can adjust the quantities of ketchup, brown sugar, and vinegar to your liking, as it is not strictly measured.
- If you don't have white pepper, you can use black pepper, but it is not truly the same thing.
- You can eat the fried pork on its own with salt and pepper, as it is very good.

## Source

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- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/757a487b-bcb8-40ee-9816-32ff16479672
- Extracted: 2025-12-10

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