Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe

Sweet and Sour Pork

Estimated cooking time: 45 minutes


Sweet & Sour Pork Ingredients:

• 1/2 kilo pork loin, sliced into pieces


• 1 small can pineapple chunks


• 1 large onion, quartered


• 1 red & 1 green bell peppers, sliced into strips


• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce


• 3 tablespoons of peanut oil


• 4 tablespoons of cornstarch


• 3 tablespoons of ketchup


• 1 tablespoon of sugar


• 1 teaspoon of salt


• 3 cloves of minced garlic

Sweet and Sour Pork Cooking Instructions:

In a pot, boil pork in 2 cups of water with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until tender, then drain (keep the pork stock for later).

Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and soy sauce then coat the pork with the cornstarch mixture.

Fry the pork in a skillet until golden brown, set aside.

Dissolve the remaining 2 tablespoons of cornstarch on 1/2 cup of pork stock - set aside.

Sauté garlic and onions on oil, then add the bell peppers, pineapple chunks (including the syrup), ketchup, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the dissolved cornstarch. Stir until sauce thickens.

Pour over fried pork then serve with rice.

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Sweet Potato Pie Recipe (Kamote Pie)

Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Pie is a comfort food to most of the people I know (including myself). I’m not surprised why a lot of people love this dessert. It is nourishing; it tastes great; and it does not cost much. To top all that, did you know that making one is not that complicated?
Have the ingredients ready and grab your baking tools, I’m about to show you how to pamper yourselves in the comfort of your own homes through this Sweet Potato Pie recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb sweet potatoes


• 1 unbaked pie crust


• 1/2 cup butter, softened


• 3/4 cup granulated white sugar


• 1/2 cup evaporated milk


• 2 pieces raw eggs


• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg


• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


• Water for boiling sweet potatoes

Cooking procedure:

1. Heat a large cooking pot and pour-in water. Bring to a boil.


2. Put-in sweet potatoes then simmer for 45 minutes in medium heat.


3. Turn-off heat and remove the sweet potatoes. Let cool.


4. Run cold water on the potatoes while gently peeling the skins off. This can easily be done using your fingers.


5. Mash the sweet potatoes using a fork, a masher, or a pastry mixer.


6. Combine the mashed sweet potato and butter then mix well. You may use an electric mixer to make things easier.


7. Put-in milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, and sugar then mix until the texture becomes smooth.


8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.


9. Arrange the mixture on the pie crust.


10. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.


11. Remove from the oven and let cool.


12. Serve. Share and enjoy!

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