asian · 0 min · serves 4
Sweet and Sour Pork
How much does sweet and sour pork cost?
About €0.65 per serving — €2.60 for all 4 servings at typical UK supermarket prices, roughly 112 kcal a serving.
Ingredients
- 200g pork
- 1 egg egg
- 1 pinch water
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 10g soy sauce
- 10g cornstarch
- 30g tomato paste
- 10g white vinegar
- 1 pinch cilantro
Method
- Preparation
- Crack the egg into a bowl. Separate the egg white and yolk.
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- Slice the pork tenderloin into strips.
- Prepare the marinade using a pinch of salt, one teaspoon of starch, two teaspoons of light soy sauce, and an egg white.
- Marinade the pork strips for about 20 minutes.
- Put the remaining starch in a bowl. Add some water and vinegar to make a starchy sauce.
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- Cooking Instructions
- Pour the cooking oil into a wok and heat to 190°C (375°F). Add the marinated pork strips and fry them until they turn brown. Remove the cooked pork from the wok and place on a plate.
- Leave some oil in the wok. Put the tomato sauce and white sugar into the wok, and heat until the oil and sauce are fully combined.
- Add some water to the wok and thoroughly heat the sweet and sour sauce before adding the pork strips to it.
- Pour in the starchy sauce. Stir-fry all the ingredients until the pork and sauce are thoroughly mixed together.
- Serve on a plate and add some coriander for decoration.
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