Sweet and Sour bits of life

My attempt at getting work done today was not as productive as i had hoped. There's too much of a distraction at home...Today, i ended up trying out a new recipe instead haha.

Sweet and Sour Pork:

My photo certainly didn't turn out like the photo on the recipe website. Maybe i should consider using dark soy sauce, and i think the pork needs slightly more corn flour dusting than what i put. But overall, i'm satisfied with the look and taste. Hey, it's my first attempt at this and afterall, practice makes perfect right? (:

Ingredients:

• 300g Pork, cubed
• Corn Flour
• Oil for frying
• Corn Flour Mixture, thickener
• A Capsicum
• An Onion

Marinate:

• 1/2 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2/3 tablespoon Corn Flour
• Additional Corn Flour for dusting

Sauce:

• 1 tablespoon Chili Sauce
• 1/2 - 1 tablespoon White Vinegar Old White Wine

[So yeah i tweaked the recipe a little as i didn't have white vinegar. An old opened bottle of white wine did just fine in my opinion (: Apparently, the secret here was to use mirin sauce etc, but i didn't have that either.]

How to do it:

1. Marinate pork for at least 30 minutes.
2. Heat enough oil for frying.
3. Dust marinated pork with additional corn flour and fry till light brown.
4. Dish and drain.
5. Heat 1/2 tablespoon of oil used from frying the pork in the wok.
6. Stir fry vegetables if using, for 30 seconds to 1 minutes if you prefer it less raw.
7. Remove the vegetable and set aside.
8. Pour in the sauce.
9. Heat sauce till it bubbles.
10. Gradually stir in the corn flour mixture.
11. Return the vegetable and pork back to the sauce.
12. Stir to coat well.
13. Dish and serve with rice.

Recipe src: http://wokkingmum.blogspot.com/2008/11/sweet-and-sour-pork.html