Name: Sweet and sour minced pork
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 500 gram pork mince; 1 tablespoon ginger, julienned; 3 cloves, crushed garlic; 1 finely chopped birdseye chilli; 1/4, peeled, chopped pineapple; 1 peeled, sliced carrot; 1 chopped green capsicum; steamed greens, steamed rice, to serve; Sauce; 1/4 cup caster sugar; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1/4 cup shao hsing wine; 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Sweet and sour minced pork

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Serves 4

Prep

25M

Cook

15M

Total

40M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon peanut oil

500 gram pork mince

1 tablespoon ginger, julienned

3 cloves, crushed garlic

1 finely chopped birdseye chilli

1/4, peeled, chopped pineapple

1 peeled, sliced carrot

1 chopped green capsicum

steamed greens, steamed rice, to serve

Sauce

1/4 cup caster sugar

1/4 cup white vinegar

1/4 cup shao hsing wine

1 tablespoon soy sauce

Method

1.Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan on high. Stir-fry mince 4-5 minutes, breaking up lumps, until browned. Add ginger, garlic and chilli. Stir-fry 1 minute. Stir pineapple, carrot and capsicum through. Stir-fry 2-3 minutes.

2.In a small jug, combine all ingredients. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add sauce to wok and bring to simmer. Cook, stirring, 3-4 minutes.

To vary this dish, you could replace the pork mince with chicken or turkey mince.
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