Easy Sweet And Sour Pork

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Title: EASY SWEET AND SOUR PORK
Categories: Pork, Oriental, Meats, Wok
Yield: 4 servings

--------------------------PART 1--------------------------
1 1/2 lb Lean pork butt or fresh ham
3/16 c Soya sauce
3/16 c Sherry
Salt
2 tb Oil

--------------------------PART 2--------------------------
1/2 c White sugar
1/2 c White vinegar
1 1/2 tb Corn starch, dissolved in
1/4 c Water
1/4 c Pineapple juice
3 tb Tomato soup

-----------------SUGGESTED EMBELLISHMENTS-----------------
1/4 c Pineapple chunks
Few pieces of raw carrot,
-sliced or shredded
1/2 Green pepper shredded
1 Tomato, cut into wedges
1/2 c Mixed sweet pickles

PART 1:

1. Cut pork into 1/2x1/2x1" rectangles. Marinate in
mixture of salt, soya sauce and sherry for at least
half an hour. While meat is marinating, prepare Part 2.

2. Add 2 tablespoons oil to wok and heat up to smoking
point. Take a slotted spoon and use it to lift pork
pieces from marinate, place in wok and brown meat on
all sides. Lower heat slightly to medium high and
continue to cook meat for a full 15 minutes, using
turner to stir pieces occasionally.

3. At end of cooking time, place meat in serving dish.
Pour sauce from Part 2 over it.

PART 2:

1. Place white sugar and vinegar in a small 1 quart
pot. Boil together until sugar is dissolved. Stir up
corn starch in 1/4 cup water. Add to vinegar-sugar
boil. Stir solution, lower heat to medium low, add
pineapple juice and tomato soup. Boil solution 15-20
minutes, until it turns from milky red to a clear
reddish yellow.

2. Add suggested embellishments. You can use all of
them or some of them. Cook 2 minutes. Serve over Part
1.

NOTE: Pork spare ribs cut into 1 1/2" lengths may be
used in place of pork butt. However, spare ribs have
more fat than fresh ham or pork butt, so use 1
tablespoon less oil in stir-frying ribs or else
discard fat which accumulates in wok when ribs are
finished cooking. Also Part 2 (sans embellishments)
can be made in a larger quantity and store in a
covered plastic container in refrigerator for 2-3
weeks.

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