Grans Sweet And Sour Pork And Rice Recipes

SWEET-AND-SOUR PORK

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, salt, ginger and pepper. Stir in the water, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce and reserved juice until smooth., In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry pork and onion in oil for 4-8 minutes or until tender. Stir pineapple juice mixture; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened., Add green pepper and reserved pineapple. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 5 minutes. Serve with rice and if desired, sesame seeds.

GRAN'S SWEET AND SOUR PORK AND RICE

Steps:

• Take the green pepper chunks and boil them in a little water (1/4 - 1/2 cup) for 2-3 minutes. Do not drain.
• Combine the flour, eggs and garlic powder into a loose batter. Dip the pork cubes and brown them in hot oil in a dutch oven over medium high heat. If there is any batter remaining, brown it in the oil with the pork.
• Add 1/2 of the consommé, the pineapple and its juice, the green pepper and its cooking water. Cook, covered on medium about 30 minutes.
• Prepare plain white rice using usual recipe. Saute the bacon, onion and celery together until the vegetables are transparent and soft. Do not brown veggies or crisp the bacon. Stir the veggies and bacon into the hot white rice.
• Combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in the remaining consommé, the vinegar and the soya sauce. Stir cornstarch mixture into pork and simmer 5 minutes.
• Serve pork over rice.

AUTHENTIC SWEET AND SOUR PORK

Steps:

• Pound pork to 1/3-inch thickness using a meat mallet. Slice into 1 1/2-inch strips.
• Combine pork strips, rice wine, 1/3 teaspoon salt, and monosodium glutamate in a bowl. Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Mix remaining 1/3 teaspoon salt, chicken stock, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce in a bowl to make sauce.
• Beat eggs with remaining 3 tablespoons cornstarch in a bowl until smooth. Add pork strips; stir to coat.
• Heat oil in a wok or large saucepan to 280 degrees F (140 degrees C). Add pork strips one at a time to the hot oil. Cook until lightly golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon.
• Heat oil to 340 degrees F (170 degrees C). Return pork to the hot oil. Cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate with the slotted spoon.
• Drain all but 2 tablespoons oil from the wok. Cook and stir garlic and ginger in the hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add sauce and spring onions; cook and stir until sauce begins to thicken, 4 to 5 minutes. Pour sauce over the pork on the serving plate.