Sweet and Sour Pork with Lychee

Serving: 6-8pax

[Ingredients]

• 500g pork shoulder - cut into cubes

• 100g green capsicum - cut into pieces

• 100g yellow capsicum - cut into pieces

• 100g red capsicum - cut into pieces

• 2 cans lychee

• 0.5 tsp salt

• 0.5 tsp chicken powder

• 1 egg white

• 1 tbsp shaoxing wine (绍兴酒)

• 0.5 tbsp cornstarch

• 150g potato starch

[Sauce Mixture]

• 5 tbsp tomato ketchup

• 2 tbsp plum sauce

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce

• 2 tbsp black vinegar

• 2 tsp sugar

• 2 tbsp shaoxing wine (绍兴酒)

• 2 tbsp water

• 2 tbsp cornstarch solution

[Steps]

1. Tenderise pork with the back of a knife. Marinate it with salt, chicken powder, egg white, shaoxing wine and cornstarch. Set aside for 1/2hr.

2. In a mixing bowl, add in all the sauce ingredients except for cornstarch solution. Mix well and set aside.

3. Coat pork pieces with potato starch and deep-fry them till light golden brown.

4. Fish them up. Bring the heat up and fry them again till golden and crispy. Drain and set aside.

5. In a wok, pour in sauce mixture, stirring it till it boils.

6. Add in capsicum and lychee, and give it a quick stir-fry.

7. Add in cornstarch solution and mix well till sauce thickens.

8. Lastly, mix in pork pieces and serve.

Adapted from themeatmen