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Sweet and Sour Pork Nuggets Made Easy
Irene Muller
Pork nuggets with a tasty sweet and sour sauce is the perfect combination to make as a weeknight meal for one or the entire family!
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Prep Time
1
hour
hr
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
30
minutes
mins
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Asian
Servings
6
Ingredients
1
kg
Pork chops, deboned, fat trimmed then the meat is cut into cubes
½
cup
cornflour
more if needed
Canola oil for deep-frying
sweet and sour sauce of your choice
Marinade:
120
ml
light soy sauce
80
ml
dark soy sauce
60
ml
brown sugar
1
knob
ginger
peeled and grated
5
ml
olive or sesame oil
The batter for Frying the Nuggets:
300
g
self-raising flour
100
ml
cornflower
10
ml
baking powder
1
tsp
cayenne pepper
330
ml
sprite
must be cold
Instructions
Whisk all the ingredients together, add this to the cubed pork, mix well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or longer.
Mix all the dry ingredients for the batter together.
Mix in the sprite slowly just before you will be dunking the pork, ensure there are no lumps.
Drain the marinated pork in a colander, then sprinkle the dry ingredients with the cornflour, ensuring all the cubes have been covered.
Heat 750ml oil, test the heat with a little batter, it must bubble immediately and not flow to the bottom.
Dip a few cubes of pork in the batter just a few at a time and fry until golden brown.
Drain on a paper towel. repeat until all the meat has been fried.
*Serve with a sweet and sour sauce of your choice, with rice or noodles.
Keyword
Pork