
There’s something naughty about this Cantonese dish – maybe because in the takeaway version the meat is usually deep fried. Originally it was made using pork rib but foreigners didn’t like eating meat with the bone in so it became little boneless pieces of meat.
The original dish was also more sour than today’s version with a good chili hit! That’s how I like it but it was due to the American palate that this dish has become more sweet over thousands of years.
Servings | Prep Time |
4 people | 10-15 mins |
Cook Time |
10 mins |
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There’s something naughty about this Cantonese dish – maybe because in the takeaway version the meat is usually deep fried. Originally it was made using pork rib but foreigners didn’t like eating meat with the bone in so it became little boneless pieces of meat.
The original dish was also more sour than today’s version with a good chili hit! That’s how I like it but it was due to the American palate that this dish has become more sweet over thousands of years.
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Ingredients
- Jasmine or long grain rice
- 500 grams Pork tenderloin ~ use tempeh or firm tofu for a vegetarian option
- pinch Salt
- pinch Pepper
- 3 Tbsp Cornflour
- 1 Tbsp Rice bran oil
- 425 gram can Pineapple pieces (in juice) ~ reserve juice
- 1/2 cup Reserved pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup Apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup Soy sauce ~ GF Megachef or Kikkoman
- 1 Tbsp Tomato paste ~ GF Delmaine
- 1 Tbsp Honey (optional)
- 2 Tbsp Cornflour
- 1 clove garlic ~ approx. 5 grams or 20 ounces
- 3 cm Ginger ~ approx. 15 grams or 50 ounces
- 1 Chili (optional)
- 2 Carrots
- 1-2 Capsicum (red green orange or yellow pepper)
- 1 Red onion
- 1 Spring onion (optional)
Servings: people
Instructions
Rice
- Cook rice according to packet instructions.
Pork or (other protein) and vegetables
- Thinly slice, season with salt and pepper then lightly cover with cornflour. Flash fry in pan on med/high heat 1-2 mins. Set aside.
- Cut carrots, capsicum and red onion into similar sized pieces.
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Strain the pineapple pieces reserving juice. Set aside pineapple pieces.
- In a bowl or measuring cup mix all the liquid ingredients. Add to 2T of cornflour whisking to make a slurry.
- Mince peeled garlic, grate peeled ginger and chop chili. On med/high heat sweat garlic and ginger then add liquid slurry and chili. Cook off for approximately 2mins.
Putting it all together
- Add vegetables to the sauce then when they are almost cooked to your liking add pork and pineapple to heat through.
- Serve immediately with rice and a garnish of spring onion.
Recipe Notes
~ Don't have fresh ginger? Substitute ¼ t ground ginger for 1T fresh ginger.
~ This dish can be made with apples and or you can substitute peaches too which were prevalent in China.
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