Gula Melaka Pork (Sweet and Sour Pork)

Ingredients

• Shoulder pork
• Green pepper
• Canned pineapple slices
• Salt
• Ketchup
• White vinegar
• Garlic (minced)
• Light soy sauce
• Cornstarch (or potato starch)
• Sugar

Steps

1. Wash the meat and pat dry with paper towels. Cut the pork into cubes slightly smaller than the desired final size.
2. Marinate the shoulder pork with 1/2 teaspoon of salt for 20 minutes.
3. Dice the green pepper (25 g).
4. Cut the pineapple slices into smaller pieces (75 g).
5. In a bowl, add ketchup (4 tbsp), white vinegar (2 tsp), minced garlic (1 tbsp), light soy sauce (1/2 tsp), cornstarch (2 1/2 tsp), sugar (2 tbsp), salt (1/4 tsp), and water (200 ml). Mix well to make the sauce.
6. Dip the pork cubes in cornstarch (6 tbsp).
7. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
8. Fry the pork cubes in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, then remove and drain.
9. Return the pork to the pan and deep fry over high heat for 1 minute.
10. Add 1 teaspoon of oil and the sauce. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.
11. Add the green pepper and pineapple. Cook over high heat for 2 minutes.
12. Toss the fried pork cubes with the sauce and serve immediately.