Sweet and sour pork

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 300 g pork
• 4 ½ tbsp cornstarch
• ¼ red bell pepper
• ¼ green bell pepper
• 100 g pineapple from the can
• 60 ml syrup (pineapple syrup from the can)
• 1 onion(s)
• 60 g cucumber(s)
• 1 tomato(s)
• 2 ½ tbsp soy sauce
• ¾ tbsp sherry
• 2 ½ tsp sugar
• ½ egg(s), beaten
• 20 ml vinegar (Sprite vinegar)
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• ¾ tsp salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 5 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Lightly breaded and crispy fried meat with vegetables and a delicious sweet and sour sauce.

Cut the meat, bell peppers, onion, cucumber, tomato, and, if using, pineapple into bite-sized pieces. For the marinade, mix 2 tablespoons of soy sauce with the sherry, half a teaspoon of sugar, and the egg, and let the meat marinate in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. After marinating, drain the meat, reserving the marinade. For the sauce, mix the reserved marinade with the pineapple syrup, half a tablespoon of soy sauce, 2 heaped tablespoons of sugar, the vinegar, tomato paste, half a tablespoon of cornstarch, and the salt. Coat the drained pieces of meat in 4 tablespoons of cornstarch, fry until cooked through and browned on the outside, and then transfer them to kitchen paper. Sauté the vegetables in a little oil for 1-2 minutes, then add the pineapple pieces and the sauce and simmer briefly until the sauce has thickened sufficiently (about 1 minute). Add the breaded pieces of meat and mix well to coat them all over with the sauce.