Just a quick post while the bath is running. The tumbledown Sweet and Sour Pork was a great success. The recipe I use is just scribbled on a loose sheet in one of my recipe folders so I can't credit the source of this one, sorry. I put two tablespoons of veg oil in my wok, stir fried one (food parcel) onion and two cloves of (homegrown) garlic until soft then added one large carrot cut into thin sticks, cup of sweetcorn kernels, 1/2 cup of sliced peppers, 1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms, a cup of (homegrown) mangetout, 1/2 a (food parcel) pineapple cut into chunks and around a 2cm piece of peeled and finely sliced ginger. These were stir fried until soft then I added the sweet and sour sauce made with 3tbsp soy sauce, 3tbsp white wine vinegar, 3tbsp of sherry (I didn't have this so substituted pear wine) 1 tbsp light brown sugar, 1 tbsp cornflour and the juice of a small lime. When the sauce was bubbling, I added 12oz/300g of the cold pork, roughly shredded in pieces you'd easily be able the eat. I then reduced the heat, put the lid on and simmered for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, I got the pan ready for the noodles. I cooked them as instructed on the packet, allowing enough time to boil the water and drain the noodles afterwards. My kids hate soggy noodles or pasta. Clean plates and request to cook again.
Sadly, there was only enough pork leftover for sandwiches today, so I have defrosted a large piece of Gammon which was on sale at £3.99 per kilo before Easter. I try to get all my protein for under £5.00 a kilo but still shop with my conscience. This will do dinner tonight and sandwiches probably for the rest of the week. dare we have chips again? Maybe not! New potatoes sound good but that will mean venturing out. I'll give it some thought.
Until next time x
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