Sweet and Sour Pork

Ingredients

• 2 pounds pork loin boneless
• 1 serving vegetable oil 
• 0.5 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup cornstarch 
• 0.5 cup water cold
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1  eggs 
• 20 ounces pineapple chunks drained canned
• 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup vinegar white
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 2 teaspoons soya sauce 
• 2 medium carrots cut into thin diagonal slices
• 1  garlic clove finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch 
• 2 tablespoons water cold
• 1 medium bell pepper green cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 8 cups rice hot cooked

Equipment

• bowl
• paper towels
• dutch oven
• deep fryer

Directions

1. Trim excess fat from pork.
2. Cut pork into 3/4-inch pieces.
3. Heat 1 inch oil deep fryer or Dutch oven 360°F.
4. Beat flour, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 1/2 cup cold water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the egg in large bowl with hand beater until smooth. Stir pork into batter until well coated.
5. Add pork pieces, one at a time, to oil. Fry about 20 pieces at a time about 5 minutes, turning 2 or 3 times, until golden brown.
6. Drain on paper towels; keep warm.
7. Add enough water to reserved pineapple syrup to measure 1 cup.
8. Heat syrup mixture, brown sugar, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, the soy sauce, carrots and garlic to boiling in Dutch oven; reduce heat to low.
9. Cover and simmer about 6 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender.
10. Mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water; stir into sauce.
11. Add pork, pineapple and bell pepper.
12. Heat to boiling, stirr constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.
13. Serve with rice.