Jean's Sweet and Sour Pork
- 3/4 pound pork boneless
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, light
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 small green bell peppers
- 1 small sweet red bell peppers
- 1 each carrots
- 2 each scallions, spring or green onions
- 1 each eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- 3 ounces lychee
- 23 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, light
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Chinese rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon water
- CUT PORK INTO 1-INCH cubes; put into a bowl with the rice wine or sherry, soy sauce and salt.
- Marinate for 20 minutes.
- Cut the green and red peppers into 1-inch squares.
- Peel and cut the carrot and scallions into 1-inch chunks.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and blanch the carrot in it for 4 minutes; drain and set aside.
- Mix the egg and cornstarch in a bowl until they are well blended into a batter.
- Lift the pork cubes out of the marinade, put them into the batter and coat each piece well.
- Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer or large wok until it is almost smoking.
- Remove the pork pieces from the batter with a slotted spoon, and deep-fry them.
- Drain the deep-fried pork cubes on paper towels.
- Combine the chicken stock, soy sauce, salt, vinegar, sugar and tomato paste in a large saucepan.
- Bring it to a boil.
- Add all the vegetables, but not the lychees or oranges, and stir well.
- In a small bowl, blend together the cornstarch and water.
- Stir this mixture into the sauce and bring it back to a boil.
- Turn the heat down to a simmer.
- Add lychees or oranges and pork cubes.
- Mix well, and then turn the mixture onto a platter.
- Serve at once.
pork, rice wine, soy sauce, salt, green bell peppers, sweet red bell peppers, carrots, scallions, eggs, cornstarch, vegetable oil, lychee, chicken broth, soy sauce, salt, chinese rice vinegar, sugar, tomato paste, cornstarch, water
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/jeans-sweet-sour-pork-42422 (may not work)