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Sweet and Sour Pork
(From Personal Trainer Cooking)

10 1/2 oz of pork cutlet
1/3 tsp salt
2 tsp soy sauce (for pork marinade)
1 1/2 tbsps. sake
black pepper to taste
1 egg
3 tbsp. potato starch (for batter)
2/3 onion
1/2 green pepper
2/3 carrot
3 1/2 oz boiled bamboo shoots
4 tbsp cooking oil
2 2/3 tbsp soy sauce (for mixed seasoning)
4 tbsp rice vinegar
6 tbsp water
10 tbsp sugar (I use Sucralose)
4 tsps. potato starch (for mixed seasoning)

Slice incisions about 1/8th inch apart on both sides of the pork.
Chop the pork into 1/2 inch bite sized pieces.

In a bowl, put the salt and 2 tsp of soy sauce.
Mix in the sake.
Add pepper to taste.
Add the pork.

Peel and chop the carrot into uneven bite sized pieces.
Chop the bamboo shoots into uneven bite sized pieces.
Remove the seeds from the green pepper, then chop into uneven bite sized pieces.
Peel and chop the onion into uneven bite sized pieces.

Boil the carrots and bamboo shoots in a pot for five minutes, then drain.

Put the 2 2/3 tbsp of soy sauce and rice vinegar in another bowl.
Mix in the water and sugar/sucralose.
Add in the 4 tbsp potato starch while mixing vigorously (I actually use a mixer for this part).

In yet bowl, mix in the 3 tbsp of potato starch with the beaten egg (again, I use a mixer).
Take the pork out of its marinade and add to this bowl of batter, making sure it's fully coated.

Fill a big boiling pot with enough oil to deep fry the pork.
Put the pork in and deep fry in batches.
Put in a dish after cooking.

In a frying pan, heat 4 tbsp cooking oil on about medium heat.
Saute' the onions and green pepper, then add the carrot and bamboo shoots.
When the green pepper turns bright green, remove the veggies and put it in the same dish as the pork.

Put the sauce mixture into the same pan on high heat. Bring it to a boil.
When the sauce thickens, add the pork and veggies.

Enjoy!