Sweet and Sour Pork (Tangsuyuk: 탕수육)
Crispy pork in a sweet and sour sauce with fruits and colorful vegetables.
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- •1 pound Porkshoulder part, lean cut
- •1/2 teaspoon Ginger
- •1/2 teaspoon Salt
- •1 cup Potato starchfor batter
- •3 cups Waterfor batter
- •4 cups Corn oilfor frying
- •1 Egg white
- •3 Wood ear mushroomssoaked
- •Shiitake mushrooms(optional)optional for vegetarian version
- •Onionsmall amount
- •Applesmall amount
- •Cucumberthinly sliced
- •Pineapplecanned or fresh
- •Sugarto taste
- •2 tablespoons White vinegaror apple vinegar
- •1/2 teaspoon Soy sauce
- •Sesame oilto taste
- 1
Slice pork into thin slices and season with ginger and salt. Refrigerate.
5 min
- 2
Prepare batter with potato starch and water. Let it settle for 1.5 hours.
1h 30m
- 3
Soak wood ear mushrooms until plump.
10 min
- 4
Heat corn oil for frying.
5 min
- 5
Mix pork with starch and coat with batter. Fry until light golden brown.
10 min
- 6
Prepare sauce with cooking oil, mushrooms, onion, apple, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and salt. Thicken with starch water.
10 min
- 7
Double fry pork for extra crispiness.
5 min
- 8
Add pineapple and cucumber to the sauce. Finish with sesame oil.
5 min
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