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Authentic sweet and sour pork

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Ingredients:
3/4 lbsLean boneless pork
1 tbspRice wine or dry sherry
1 tbspLight soy sauce
1/2 tspSalt
1 smallGreen bell pepper
1 smallRed bell pepper
1 Carrot
2 Scallions
1 Egg, beaten
2 tbspCornstarch
2 cupOil, preferably peanut
3 ozCanned leches, drained, or:
1 -fresh orange in segments
SAUCE
2/3 cupChicken stock
1 tbspLight soy sauce
1/2 tspSalt
1 1/2 tbspChinese white rice vinegar
-or cider vinegar
1 tbspSugar
1 tbspTomato paste
1 tspCornstarch
1 tspWater
Procedures:
1Cut the pork into 1-inch cubes.
2Put the cubes into a bowl together with the rice wine or sherry, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce and ?teaspoon salt, and marinate for 20 minutes.
3Meanwhile, cut the green and red peppers into 1-inch squares.
4Peel and cut the carrot and scallions into 1-inch chunks.
5Bring a pot of water to a boil and blanch the carrots in it for 4 minutes; drain and set aside.
6Mix the egg and cornstarch in a bowl until they are well blended into a batter.
7Lift the pork cubes out of the marinade, put them into the batter and coat each piece well.
8Heat the oil in a deep-fat fryer or large wok until it is almost smoking.
9Remove the pork pieces from the batter with a slotted spoon, and deep-fry them.
10Drain the deep-fried pork cubes on paper towels.
11Combine the chicken stock, soy sauce, salt, vinegar, sugar and tomato paste in a large saucepan.
12Bring it to a boil.
13Add vegetables (not the leches or oranges).
14Stir well.
15In a small bowl, blend together the cornstarch and water.
16Stir this mixture into the sauce and bring it back to a boil.
17Turn the heat down to a simmer.
18Add the leches or oranges and pork cubes.
19Mix well, and then turn the mixture onto a deep platter.
20Serve at once.
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