Costs under R105
Serves 4
Preparation Time 25 minutes
Cooking Time 35 minutes

• 125ml self-raising flour
• 125ml cornflour
• 125ml soda water
• 1 egg
• 10ml oil
• 1 red and green pepper, diced
• 2 rings of tinned pineapple (retain the juice)
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 15ml each soya sauce, pineapple juice (from the tin) and tomato sauce
• 5ml vinegar
• oil to deep-fry
• 600g pork cubes
• basmati rice to serve

1 Whisk together the flour, soda water and egg. Heat the oil in a pan until hot and stir-fry the peppers, pineapple and carrots quickly until just cooked and crispy. Add the soya sauce, pineapple juice, tomato sauce and vinegar, and simmer over low heat until thick and smooth.
2 Heat the oil until warm. Dip the pork cubes into the batter and deep-fry a few at a time. Serve with the sweet and sour veggies and rice.

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