How To Make Sweet & Sour Pork

Make sweet and sour with seedless jam instead of sugar. This works well with cuts of pork that require longer cooking.

1. Step 1:

   Wrap the pork in a parcel of foil inside a large ovenproof dish and bake in a low oven, Gas Mark 2–3 (160–170°C) for about an hour.

2. Step 2:

   Meanwhile, put the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl or measuring jug and mix together with a fork to make the sweet and sour sauce.

3. Step 3:

   Remove the foil and place the pieces of pork side by side in the dish, coat well with the sauce and turn the oven up to Gas Mark 5 (190°C).

4. Step 4:

   Cook for about 20 minutes, turning once.

5. Step 5:

   Serve with mashed or small roast potatoes and mixed vegetables.

6. King Edwards make perfect roast potatoes: parboil the potatoes and let them simmer for about five minutes, then strain the water off and bash the potatoes up a bit by giving them two or three good shakes in the saucepan with the lid on. When you put the potatoes into very hot oil or lard the soft outside absorbs some of the fat; that’s what makes them lovely and crisp.