Sweet and Sour Pork

[Meat and Offal]

675g/1½lb boneless pork

½ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon cornflour

oil for deep frying

1 green pepper, cored, deseeded and sliced

FOR THE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

1 teaspoon cornflour

4 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons wine vinegar

2 tablespoons tomato purée

2 tablespoons orange juice

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons finely chopped pineapple

½ teaspoon oil

1. Start with the sauce, blend the cornflour with the water and mix it with the sugar, vinegar, tomato purée, orange juice and soy sauce.

2. Fry the chopped pineapple in the oil for 1 minute. Add this to the sauce.

3. Cut the pork into 2cm/¾in cubes. Sprinkle with salt and toss in the cornflour.

4. Heat oil until a crumb will sizzle vigorously in it. Deep fry the pork for 4 minutes. Drain on kitchen paper.

5. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a wide pan. Fry the green pepper quickly for 30 seconds. Reduce the heat add the sauce to the pan and cook for 1 minute. If the sauce seems too thick add a little water before serving.