Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple

Chinese name: 菠萝咕咾肉 (bō luó gū lǎo ròu) 
Style: Guangdong Cuisine
Characteristics: it is bright in color, sweet and just a little sour, crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.

One of the well-known dishes in Guangdong cuisine,  this dish is a derivation from sweet and sour pork.  It is one of the most popular Chinese dishes with foreigners, widely seen on menus around the world. Pineapple is used in this dish as an additional ingredient which complements the pork and ensures it’s not too oily. 

Ingredient : 100 g pineapple  200 g lean pork  1 fresh red chili 1 green chili 1 egg tomato ketchup white vinegar cornstarch cooking wine soy sauce salt white sugar Note: the ingredients listed above can be adapted according to taste.

Preparation Work 1. Clean the lean pork with water. Then cut it into thin slices and put them onto a plate. 2. Clean the peeled pineapple, and then cut into slices or cubes. Place on a separate plate. 3. Discard the seeds from the chili, then clean with water. Cut into chunks and place onto a plate.

Methods

Step 1: Add some cooking wine, salt, egg white and cornstarch to the lean pork slices. Mix together until all the meat pieces are fully coated. Leave it stand for about 10-15 minutes.

Step 2: Add some tomato ketchup, soy sauce, white sugar, salt, white vinegar and cornstarch into a small bowl. Stir them well until well mixed and set aside.

Step 3: Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add some cooking oil, and then add in the lean pork slices one by one. When they turn yellowish-white, remove them from the heat and directly transfer them into a colander. Add the fried slices back in to the oil when it is hot (The lean pork has to be fried twice to make it crisp on the outside and tender on the inside). Turn off the heat, and remove the slices from the wok when they turn golden. Leave some oil in the wok, and turn on the heat to hot. Add the green and red chili chunks, and add a little bit of salt. Stir-fry until 70-80% cooked, and then remove from the wok.

Step 4: Add some cooking oil into the wok again and turn on the heat. Pour in the seasoning sauce prepared in step 2, add in the stir-fried green and red chili chunks and fried lean pork slices. Stir-fry them for about 1 minute when fully coated with the sauce. Add the pineapple slices or cubes. Stir-fry for about 30 seconds. Turn off the heat.

Serve in a fine porcelain plate. Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple is ready to eat.

source:http://www.travelchinaguide.com/tour/food/chinese-cooking/pork-pineapple.htm