Sweet and Sour Pork (Filipino Style)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 kg. lean pork, boiled until tender then cut into 1 inch cubes
Cooking oil for frying
1/2 cup broth or water
1 cup pineapple chunks
6 pieces sweet pickles, sliced
1 green pepper, diced
1 carrot, cut in rounds
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
Sweet-Sour Sauce
1 tbsp. cornstarch dispersed in 1 tbsp. water

Procedure:

Make a batter with flour, eggs and salt. Dip pork cubes in batter one at a time. Fry in hot cooking oil until golden brown. Remove and drain in absorbent paper. Return pork pieces to frying pan, add pineapple chunks, sweet pickles, green pepper, carrot, garlic and 1/2 cup broth. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Prepare Sweet and Sour Sauce and pour in saucepan. Let boil uncovered for 5 minutes. Thicken with cornstarch. Serve hot.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup vinegar

Combine all ingredients.