Sweet and Sour Pork

One of the popular dishes in the Chinese cuisine is the Sweet and Sour Pork. Chicken can be a good substitute. It is not difficult to cook this dish at home. Here's a very basic recipe from Amy Beh's recipe collection.

Ingredients
500g belly pork meat, cubedMarinade (A):
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powder (ng heong fan)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 1/4 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp oil
1 onion, quartered
1/2 ripe tomato, quartered
1/2 a red capsicum, cut into wedges
100g cucumber, cut into wedges with the center soft centre portion removed

Sauce Ingredients (combined):
3 tbsp tomato sauce
1 1/4 tsp sugar or to taste
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
Dash of pepper
250ml water
1/2 tsp chicken stock granules
3/4 tbsp corn flourEnough oil for deep-frying.

Method
Marinate pork cubes with the marinade for several hours or preferably overnight. Dip the marinated pork in the beaten egg and toss in plain flour, then deep-fry until golden brown. Remove and drain from oil.

Heat wok with two tbsp oil in a wok, fry onion briskly for half a minute and add in combined sauce ingredients. When the sauce begins to boil, add in pork, capsicum, tomato, onion and cucumber.

Stir well to mix. Dish out and serve immediately.

Oatmeal and Raisin Cookies

A friend used to bake very lovely oatmeal cookies. Oatmeal cookies are a classic favorite with that extra bite. For that something extra, raisins can be added to give that extra fruity taste.

Here's an oatmeal and raisin cookies recipe from Sunmaid that you might want to give it a try.















I N G R E D I E N T S
- 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups quick or old fashioned oats
- 1 cup Sun-Maid Natural Raisins
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, optional

D I R E C T I O N S
- HEAT oven to 350 degrees F.
- BEAT butter, sugars, milk, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
- COMBINE flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually add to butter mixture; mix well.
- STIR in oats, raisins, and walnuts.
- DROP dough by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- BAKE 12 to 15 minutes.
- Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely.