Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, sweet and sour pork. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Sweet and Sour Pork is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Sweet and Sour Pork is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Sweet and Sour Pork is an iconic Chinese recipe and classic Cantonese dish. Called "咕嚕肉" or "goo lou yok" in Cantonese dialect, this recipe is very pleasing to the palate because of the flavorsome sweet and sour sauce—the sweetness from sugar plus the tangy ketchup and sharp rice. Sweet and sour pork 咕噜肉/咕老肉 is the traditional Chinese cuisine with a universal appeal.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour pork using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour Pork:
- Take 8 oz lean pork
- Take 1 garlic clove, smashed
- Prepare 1⁄2 green pepper, cut into bite-sized pieces
- Prepare 1⁄2 onion, cut into bite-sized pieces
- Take 2 small tomatoes cut into wedges
- Take 8 oz canned pineapple chunks, drained, reserving liquid
- Take As needed Oil for deep frying and for stir-frying. I use Peanut Oil
- Take marinade
- Prepare 1 beaten egg, use 1/2 for the marinade, discard the rest, or save, whatever
- Make ready 1 tbs soy sauce
- Take 1 tbs rice wine vinegar
- Get 2 1⁄2 tbs cornstarch
- Get Cornstarch for dredging the pork
- Take sauce
- Make ready 3 tbs rice wine vinegar
- Make ready 2 tbs brown sugar
- Take 1 tsp tomato paste. I use the type in a tube
- Take 1 tbs ketchup
- Make ready 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Make ready 2 tsp soy sauce
- Get reserved pineapple juice
- Prepare 2 tsp cornstarch
In a bowl, combine all marinade ingredients with the pork. Place the corn flour in a large bowl and toss the marinated pork chunks until liberally coated. Had enough of the sticky, sugary sauce found in high-street takeaways? Here's a sharp, fruity version of the Chinese favourite.
Steps to make Sweet and Sour Pork:
- Cut pork into bite-sized pieces and add to the marinade. Let sit for at least 30 minutes. Heat deep fat oil to 380f. Dredge pork in cornstarch and put into oil for about 2 minutes, drain.
- Just before cooking the vegetables, refry the pork @410f until lightly browned
- Mix sauce ingredients
- Put some oil in a wok and stir fry garlic until brown; remove
- Add green pepper and onions and stir fry until tender-crisp
- Add sauce mixture and stir until thickened
- Add pork, tomato, pineapple, and heat. Serve over rice
Making sweet and sour sauce is easier than you think. It is composed of sugar, vinegar, and ketchup. Heat a separate pan then pour-in the sweet and sour sauce ingredients. Sweet and sour pork doesn't need an introduction. It's an internationally famous dish and most cultures have a different spin on it, which I think is absolutely fantastic!
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