Best 5 Air Fryer Chinese Sweet And Sour Pork Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR PORK

Steps:

• Pound pork with the back of a cleaver (this is to tenderize the pork), and then cut into 1-inch squares.
• Soak with marinade for at least half an hour.
• Cut green pepper into halves, remove seeds and membrane, and cut into 1" squares.
• Next cut 4 slices of pineapple into the same size squares.
• Set aside.
• Heat 6 cups oil.
• While oil is heating, coat each piece of pork in cornstarch.
• When oil is ready, fry pork until brown and done (about 2 minutes), take out, reheat oil then fry once more until crispy.
• Remove pork and drain off oil from frying pan.
• Put back into frying pan 2 T.
• of oil; fry the green pepper and pineapple, stirring constantly.
• Add the seasoning sauce continuing to stir fry, until thickened.
• Turn off the heat.
• Add the pork, mix well and serve immediately.
• Serve over rice!

AIR FRYER SWEET AND SOUR PINEAPPLE PORK

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally., Preheat air fryer to 350°. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Place pork on greased tray in air-fryer basket. Cook until pork begins to brown around edges, 7-8 minutes. Turn; pour 1/4 cup sauce over pork. Cook until a thermometer inserted into pork reads at least 145°, 10-12 minutes longer. Let pork stand 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with remaining sauce. If desired, top with sliced green onions.

AIR FRYER CHINESE SWEET AND SOUR PORK

Steps:

• Place pork, cornstarch, and sesame oil in a bowl and toss to coat. Let sit for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spray the basket of the air fryer with cooking spray. Place pork in the basket of the air fryer and spray top of pork with cooking spray.
• Cook for 10 minutes. Shake the basket and cook pork until desired crispness, about 10 minutes more.
• While the pork is cooking, combine sugar, vinegar, ketchup, and soy sauce in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and keep sauce warm until ready to use.
• Transfer pork to a bowl. Pour sauce on top of the pork and toss to coat.

AIR-FRYER SWEET AND SOUR PORK

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first 8 ingredients. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally., Preheat air fryer to 350°. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Place pork on greased tray in air-fryer basket; spritz with cooking spray. Cook until pork begins to brown around edges, 7-8 minutes. Turn; pour 2 tablespoons sauce over pork. Cook until a thermometer inserted into pork reads at least 145°, 10-12 minutes longer. Let pork stand 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with remaining sauce. If desired, top with sliced green onions.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK

Steps:

• Cut the pork into 1 inch cubes. Mix the flour, 3/4 cup water and the egg in a medium bowl to make a batter. Add the pork and mix well.
• Heat a large wok over high heat. Add enough oil to come about 2 inches up the side of the wok and heat to 375°F Add the pork one piece at a time so the pieces do not stick together. Fry until golden brown and crisp.
• When pork is crisp and golden, remove from wok, and drain. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of oil from the wok, and add the bell pepper and onion and fry for about 30 seconds until soft. Remove from the wok and set aside.
• Combine the ketchup, vinegar, sugar, sherry (or rice wine) and salt in a bowl. Set aside. In a separate bowl, dissolve the corn starch with a little water, and set aside.
• Return the wok to high heat, and add the ketchup mixture and bring to te boil. Return the pork, bell pepper and onion, lychees and pineapple, and lastly the cornstarch mixture to thicken the sauce. Stir fry until the pork is coated with the sauce (about 20 seconds) Serve immediately with steamed rice.