sweet and sour pork

Hey lovelies,

Ok so down to business you probably know by now. I love Chinese food… honestly, I would eat it every night.  I get such a buzz out of making Chinese food healthy and spreading the word on how easy it is to cook at home… This  sweet and sour pork is a family favourite here (even fussiest child, One yummy daddy clears the plate and can’t tell the difference between this and the one ordered on the local Chinese )

I use a pork fillet .. you can pick it up in any supermarket for around €4 .. its a really lean tender cut of meat and full of flavour.. kids love it because it’s not chewie and they’re not gnawing on it for ages before its swallowed .. I love it because it tastes like number 56 on the Chinese menu and even the most basic cook can make this… Served with rice or noodles its a staple in our house a least once every two weeks…

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Ingredients 

• a few sprays of olive oil/ fry light
• 1 standard pork tenderloin  ( I get mine in the chill section in Lidl for around 5 euro)
• 2 cloves of garlic crushed
• 1 cube of ginger peeled and chopped
• 1 red pepper
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 carrot cut into matchsticks
• 2 tablespoons of  tomato puree
• 3 tablespoons of soy sauce (you can use low salt)
• 2 tablespoons of white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
• finish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds (optional)

Method (serves 4)

you will need a wok….

chop your pork fillet into cubes carefully removing any fat

chop all your veggies and ginger and crush garlic

heat your wok on a medium heat with sesame oil

seal the pork.. once its sealed leave to one side covered on a plate when sealed.

add garlic and ginger to the wok and cook for a minute

now wack in your veggies cooking them for 3 to 4 mins on a high heat

in a little bowl mix tomato puree, brown sugar, soy sauce and  rice wine vinegar

and pour it into the wok

put your pork back in and give a good mix adding some water if it looks too thick

leave to a simmer for around 30 mins… finish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds

serve with rice or noodles… (try to share with the kids 🙂 )