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Lychee Sweet & Sour Pork

Chunks of succulent meat deep fried to crisp perfection, then coated in tangy tomato sauce. The addition of lychee adds a sweet juicy finish to the dish!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: French, Malaysian
Keyword: Lychee, Pork Belly, Sweet Sour Pork
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

Pork

  • 250 g pork belly
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp potato or corn starch mix with 1 tbsp water
  • 5 tbsp rice flour for coating

Vegetables

  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1-2 red onion quartered
  • ⅓ red capsicum chopped
  • ⅓ green capsicum chopped
  • ⅓ yellow capsicum chopped
  • ⅓ cucumber chopped

Sauce

  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tbsp plum sauce
  • 2 tbsp canned lychee syrup
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp water

Fruit

  • 8-10 pieces canned lychee

Instructions

Pork Belly

  • Remove skin off pork belly and cut meat into bite sized pieces.
  • Mix potato/corn starch with water to make into starch flurry and mix with all of the ingredients to season pork belly.
  • Coat each piece of pork belly in rice flour.
  • Heat up a pan with hot boiling oil, then deep fry coated pork belly. Work in 2-3 batches if required to ensure you do not overcrowd the pan.
  • Remove when pieces are golden brown. Set aside on draining rack.
  • If you like really crunchy pork pieces, I highly recommend double frying the pork pieces. For this additional step, when sauce is almost done, deep fry pork pieces in hot oil for 1-2 minutes, drain and mix into sauce.

Vegetables

  • Vegetable portions in recipe above can be adjusted to suit your family's preference.
  • Heat 1-2 tbsp of oil, and saute garlic and onion until fragrant. Add in all other vegetables and saute for 2-3 minutes until 80% cooked. Remove and set aside.

Sauce

  • Mix all of the sauce ingredients in a bowl and pour into wok. Bring to boil to thicken sauce.
  • Return cooked vegetables to the sauce, saute quickly to coat in sauce.
  • Add lychee pieces, give it a quick stir.
  • Finally add pork and stir to coat well. Serve immediately with white rice!