Sweet and Sour Pork
There are a lot of ingredients but you need them all to capture the fragrant flavour of this Chinese-restaurant favourite. Serve on its own or with rice.
Cost per student: £1.80 (€2)
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Preparation time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 25 minutes.
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Ingredients (serves 2-3)
400g pork fillet
2 tablespoons of oil
1 sliced onion
1 clove of garlic
220g can of bamboo shoots, drained
1 tablespoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of ketchup
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
2 tablespoons of vinegar
1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into thin strips
1 carrot, halved, peeled and cut into thin strips
2 tablespoons of flour
½ cup of water
1 ½ cups of rice
Salt and Pepper
Equipment
Mixing bowl
Saucepan
Wok or large frying pan
Sharp knife
Chopping boards
Kitchen roll
1. Pour the flour in the mixing bowl with a pinch of salt and pepper.
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2. Cut the pork up into bite-sized strips, add to the mixing bowl and shake it around to coat in flour.
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3. Heat oil in wok or frying pan for 2 minutes at medium hot and add pork. Stir-fry for 5 minutes.
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4. Remove pork with a fork and place onto kitchen paper to become crisp.
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5. Keeping the oil in the pan hot, add the onion and stir-fry for five minutes.
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6. Put a saucepan of water on to boil. When it is bubbling, add the rice and cook for 10-12 minutes.
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7. Meanwhile, add the garlic, carrot and red pepper to wok and stir-fry for 8 minutes.
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8. Return the pork to the wok/pan and add the bamboo shoots, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, water and ketchup. Bring to the boil and leave to simmer for 5 more minutes, stirring three times.
9. Serve immediately on top of the drained rice.