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Sweet and Sour Pork Belly

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A popular sweet and sour pork belly recipe featuring deep-fried pork belly pieces coated in a tangy, sweet, and savory sauce with vegetables, offering a classic and flavorful Chinese-inspired dish.

Ingredients

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  • 300 g pork belly, skin removed, fat scored
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp potato flour (or corn flour)
  • All-purpose flour, as needed for dredging
  • Cooking oil, for deep frying
  • 250 g chopped tomato
  • 150 g ketchup
  • 2 tbsp garlic, chopped
  • 4 tbsp cooking oil (for sauce)
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 heads onion, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 200 g tomato, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 tbsp cooking oil (for stir-frying)

Instructions

  1. Marinate the pork belly with sugar, salt, cooking oil, and egg. Remove skin and score the fat.
  2. Dredge the marinated pork belly in potato flour and all-purpose flour.
  3. Heat cooking oil in a deep fryer or wok to deep fry the pork belly pieces until golden and crispy; drain excess oil.
  4. To make the sweet and sour sauce, heat 4 tbsp cooking oil in a pan and sauté chopped garlic until fragrant.
  5. Add chopped tomatoes, ketchup, sugar, salt, and water. Cook and stir until sauce thickens.
  6. In a separate pan, heat 1 tbsp cooking oil and stir fry cucumber, onion, and tomato until slightly tender.
  7. Add the sweet and sour sauce to the vegetables and stir well to combine.
  8. Add the fried pork belly pieces to the pan, stir fry to coat everything evenly with the sauce.
  9. Serve hot.

Notes

Ensure the pork belly is well-coated and fried until crispy to contrast with the tangy sauce. Adjust sugar and salt in the sauce to your taste preference for sweetness and sourness balance.

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