Sweet and Sour Pork

Serves 6 Persons.


Ingredients:

• 1/2 pork shoulder cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 cup oil 
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 red pepper, seeded and diced
• 1 green pepper, seeded and diced
• 2 spring onions
• 1 tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced
• 5 tablespoons vinegar
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 5 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 slices pineapple cut in thirds
• 3 cups cooked rice

Procedure:

1. Parboil pork for 10 minutes.  Drain.  Add salt, dark soy sauce, egg yolk, and allspice and let stand for 20 minutes.
2. Coat pork with cornstarch reserving 1 teaspoon.  Heat oil and fry pork until golden brown.  Remove pork and set aside.  
3. Fry garlic and red and green peppers, then add spring onions, tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, tomato sauce and 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 1 teaspoon water.
4. Return pork to pan and simmer for 10 minutes..  Add pineapple pieces and just heat through.  
5. Serve at once over rice.

-Lifted from the Great Classic Recipes of the World by Sandy Lesberg (Recipe by Miramar Theater Restaurant, Hongkong)