• Sweet & Sour Pork

    From Ben Collver@1:124/5016 to All on Tue Jan 30 13:16:59 2024
    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Sweet & Sour Pork
    Categories: Chinese, Pork
    Yield: 1 Batch

    1 lb 2 oz Chinese-style pork
    -spareribs (500 g)
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper
    1 ts Sugar
    1 tb Chinese spirit (Mou Tai)
    1 Egg yolk; beaten
    1 tb Corn starch
    Oil; for deep-frying

    MMMMM---------------------------SAUCE--------------------------------
    1 tb Oil
    1 sm Green capsicum (pepper);
    -shredded
    3 tb Sugar
    2 tb Clear rice vinegar
    1 tb Light soy sauce
    1 tb Tomato puree
    1/4 ts Roasted sesame oil
    2 1/2 tb Chicken stock (50 ml)
    2 ts Corn starch

    Ask the butcher to cut the slab of spareribs crosswise into thirds
    that measure 4 to 5 cm (1-1/2 to 2") in length, or use a cleaver to
    do so yourself. Put the pieces in a bowl with the pepper, sugar, and
    Chinese spirit. Marinate in the fridge for at least 35 minutes,
    turning occasionally.

    Blend the egg yolk with the corn starch and add enough water to make
    a thin batter. Remove the spareribs from the marinade and coat them
    with the batter.

    Fill a wok to one-quarter full of oil. Heat the oil to 180 C
    (350 F) or until a piece of bread fries golden brown in 15 seconds
    when dropped in the oil. Fry the spareribs in batches for 5 minutes
    until they are crisp and golden, stirring to separate them, then
    remove and drain. Reheat the oil and fry the spareribs again for 1
    minute to darken their color. Remove and dry well on crumpled paper
    towels. Keep warm in a low temperature oven.

    To make the sauce, heat a wok over high heat, add the oil until very
    hot. Stir-fry the capsicum for a few seconds, then add the sugar,
    vinegar, soy sauce, tomato puree, sesame oil, and stock, and bring to
    a boil. Combine the corn starch with enough water to make a paste,
    add it to the sauce and simmer until thickened. Add the spareribs and
    toss to coat with sauce. Serve hot.

    Recipe by A Little Taste of China

    MMMMM
    --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
    * Origin: End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com (1:124/5016)