Tastes Authentic Sweet And Sour Lamb

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs lamb, cut into 3/4 inch cubes (i always use leftover lamb roast that is already cooked)
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon accent seasoning
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• cracker meal (place saltines in a resealable plastic bag and pound them with a meat mallet)
• 1/2 cup vinegar (i use just slightly less than 1/2 cup)
• 1/2 cup tomato catsup
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 dashes tabasco sauce
• 10 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 pinches salt
• 2 green peppers, coarsely chopped (i often leave these out entirely as i'm not a big pepper fan)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons water
• 1 1/2 cups pineapple chunks, drained well

Recipe

• 1 remove excess fat from lamb and cut into cubes.
• 2 combine: eggs, 1/2 tsp salt, accent, 2 tsp soy sauce and 4 t cornstarch.
• 3 place lamb into egg mixture and coat well.
• 4 roll lamb in cracker crumbs and let sit 1/2 hour (it is important to let the lamb set for 1/2 hour before cooking).
• 5 deep fry the lamb and drain on paper towels.
• 6 prepare sauce: combine vinegar, catsup, water, tabasco, sugar, worchestershire and 2 pinches salt in a large saucepan.
• 7 bring to a slow boil then simmer for about 1 minute.
• 8 keep heat at medium to medium-high.
• 9 add green peppers to sauce and cook for about 30 seconds.
• 10 combine water and cornstarch then add mixture to sauce, stirring well.
• 11 add pineapple and lamb to sauce and stir, cooking for about 30 seconds until evenly mixed and thick.