Chinese Dishes - Sweet and Sour Pork

Ingredient 300g pork spareribs 1 cucumber 1 each of green and red pepper 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic 1/2 teaspoon wine 1 tablespoon oil

Seasoning

• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce

• 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and sugar

• a dash of pepper powder

• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

• Marinade for Cucumber:

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 2 tablespoon rice vinegar

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• Thickenings:

• 3 tablespoons vice vinegar

• 1 tablespoon sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, light soy sauce and cornstarch

• a dash of sesame oil

1. Chop the spareribs into pieces, wash clean and pad dry, mix well with the marinade and let stand still of 30 minutes.

2. Bringing a wok of oil to the boil, dump the spareribs in, reduce to medium heat, deep-fry till done and scoop out, strain oil off.

3. Seed both the green and red pepper, cut up into pieces; clean the cucumber with the peel, cut it open and discard the seeds, cut it into 5 cm long strips, mix well with the marinade and let stand still for 10 minutes, strain vinegar off, transfer to a plate.

4. Heating 1 tablespoon of oil, Saute the chopped garlic, sprinkle with wine, stir-in the well mixed thickenings, add the green, red pepper and spareribs, mix all the ingredients well, transfer the mixture onto the cucumber.