Sweet and Sour Pork. Cubed pork and stir-fried vegetables are coated in a mouthwatering sweet and sour sauce prepared with simple ingredients. Mix in the egg white and green onions. Sweet and sour pork is arguably one of the most popular Chinese dishes in the United States, but as with most classic dishes, it's difficult to find a go-to recipe.
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. It is easy to prepare, kids friendly, which is perfect for any busy home cooks. You can cook Sweet and Sour Pork using 9 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Sweet and Sour Pork
- Prepare 250 g of Pork,Boned.
- You need 12 g of Sugar.
- Prepare 70 ml of Soy sauce.
- You need 70 ml of Vegetable oil.
- Prepare 1 Clove of Garlic.
- You need 75 g of Onions.
- You need of Sweet and Sour Sauce.
- Prepare 1 of Pineapple Rings.
- It’s 2 of Spring Onions.
The pork pieces are doused in a thick, spoon-coating sauce with a constant pull between sweet and sour. Sweet and Sour Pork is a Cantonese dish (咕嚕肉 or gū lō yuk) where tender pieces of pork are deep fried until crispy and then stir fried with vegetables and pineapple in a sweet and sour sauce. 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.
Sweet and Sour Pork instructions
- Assemble all the required ingredients.
- Weigh the ingredients.
- Cut the boned loin of pork into the desired pieces.
- Marinate the pork using the sugar and the soy sauce.
- Let it settle for 30 minutes to enhance the marination.
- Pass the pork through cornflour,pressing the cornflour in well.
- Deep fry the pork pieces in hot vegetable oil.
- They should be golden brown.
- In a pan,fry the garlic.
- Then add in the pork pieces to the pan.
- Add in the diced onions and saute for a few minutes.
- Stir in the sauce and bring to the boil.
- Add in the pineapple rings.
- Thicken the sauce with diluted cornflour.
- Simmer for a few minutes.
- Serve garnished well.
- Serve with Turmeric rice.
- Enjoy your lunch.
I started by preparing the pork. These were sliced into serving pieces and marinated in soy sauce. I also dredged it in flour or cornstarch and deep-fried Making sweet and sour sauce is easier than you think. It is composed of sugar, vinegar, and ketchup. The sauce provides flavor to the entire dish.