# Easy Sweet and Sour Pork

A budget-friendly and easy-to-prep sweet and sour pork recipe that tastes like the restaurant version.

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

## Ingredients

- 1 tablespoon Cornflour (cornstarch)
- Water
- 1 tablespoon Tamari or all-purpose soy sauce
- 0.25 cup Brown sugar
- 0.25 cup Pineapple juice
- 0.33 cup Apple cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar
- 0.33 cup Ketchup
- 600 grams Pork Scotch fillet (pork butt)
- Soy sauce
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 Egg
- 0.5 cup Cornflour (cornstarch)
- Oil for frying
- Green bell pepper
- Red bell pepper
- Brown onion
- Red onion
- Pineapple chunks
- Rice
- Sesame seeds

## Instructions

1. Prepare the sweet and sour sauce by mixing cornflour (cornstarch) and a little water in a bowl.
2. Add tamari or all-purpose soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar, and ketchup to the cornflour mixture and mix well.
3. Cut the pork Scotch fillet (pork butt) into bite-sized pieces and place them in a bowl.
4. Season the pork with soy sauce, grated ginger, grated garlic, salt, and pepper. Mix well to coat the pork.
5. Crack one egg into the pork mixture and add half a cup of cornflour (cornstarch). Mix everything together until the pork is fully coated.
6. Heat oil in a frying pan and deep fry the coated pork pieces until golden brown and cooked through. Remove and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil.
7. Drain most of the oil from the pan, leaving a small amount.
8. Chop the green bell pepper, red bell pepper, brown onion, and red onion into chunks.
9. Add the chopped bell peppers and onions to the pan and sauté until slightly softened.
10. Pour the sweet and sour sauce into the pan with the vegetables and stir until the sauce thickens.
11. Add the fried pork and pineapple chunks to the pan with the sauce and vegetables. Toss everything together to coat the pork and vegetables with the sauce.
12. Serve the sweet and sour pork over rice and garnish with sesame seeds.

## Equipment

- Chopping board
- Mixing bowl
- Frying pan
- Sieve
- Measuring cup
- Spatula
- Tongs
- Bowl
- Chopsticks

## Tips

- You can throw in extra veggies if you need to clear the fridge out.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSHswxEhaWChv-ahVwR/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f15cb900-387c-45b3-920d-a4a491f80b89
- Extracted: 2025-08-15

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