Sweet & Sour Pork

1/2 lb. lean pork
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. MSG (optional)
1 small carrot
1/2 small onion
1 green pepper
1 small can chunk pineapple
1 clove garlic
1 egg
1 tbsp. flour
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1 pint peanut oil
3 tbsp. ketchup
1 tsp. soy sauce
3 tbsp. vinegar
3 tbsp. sugar
1/2 cup water


Cut pork into 1-inch squares.  Sprinkle with salt, pepper and MSG; set aside.  Slice carrot.  Cut onion and green pepper into 1-inch squares.  Chop garlic.  Beat egg and mix with flour and 2 tablespoons cornstarch.  Coat pork with egg/flour mixture.  Heat peanut oil in saucepan.  Drop pork squares, one by one into hot oil and deep fry until well done and crisp outside.  Remove from oil and drain.


Add carrot, onion and green pepper to same oil and fry 1 minute.  Remove from pan and drain.  Mix ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, 1 tablespoon cornstarch and water together.  Heat 4 tablespoons oil in the pan.  Cook the mixture until boiling and thick.  Place pork, carrot, onion, green pepper and pineapple into the ketchup mixture and mix well.  Serve hot and with rice.