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 25 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Sweet and sour pork

1. It’s of Pork.
2. Prepare 2 lb of pork, boned and trimmed, cut into chunks.
3. You need 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
4. Prepare 2 clove of garlic, minced.
5. You need 1 of inch ginger, minced.
6. Prepare 5 tbsp of vegetable oil.
7. You need 1 of red bell pepper, julianned.
8. You need 1 small of onion, chopped.
9. It’s 2 cup of vegetable oil, for frying.
10. Prepare 1/2 cup of cornstarch.
11. You need of Sauce.
12. You need 1/2 cup of ketchup.
13. It’s 1/2 cup of vinegar.
14. You need 1/2 cup of water.
15. It’s 2 tbsp of soy sauce.
16. You need 1 cup of sugar.
17. You need 1 1/2 cup of orange marmalade.
18. Prepare 2 clove of garlic, minced.
19. Prepare 1 of inch ginger, minced.
20. You need 1 tsp of chili oil.
21. Prepare 1 can of crushed pineapple, with juice.
22. It’s 4 tbsp of cornstarch.
23. Prepare 4 tbsp of water.
24. Prepare of Garnish.
25. Prepare 3 stick of scallion, julianned.

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 step by step

1. Seal pork chunks in a bag or glass bowl along with soy sauce, garlic, ginger and oil. Let marinade for at least 30 minutes..
2. Meanwhile, make sweet and sour sauce. Add all the sauce ingredients into a sauce pot, except for starch and 4tbsp of water. Bring to a boil. Meanwhile, mix cornstarch and water together to be used as a thickener. Once sauce has begun to boil, add the thickener and then lower heat to simmer. Stir frequently until sauce is nice and thick and all ingredients are well combined..
3. Heat oil in dutch oven to 350'F..
4. Coat the marinated pork in the cornstarch so that the pork will be crispy after frying. Fry half of the pork in the hot oil. Then remove and fry the other half..
5. Last, heat a pan along with two tablespoons of the oil from the dutch oven. Then add onions and peppers. Sautee for until onions are translucent. Then add the pork and sauce. Mix well..
6. Serve with scallions on top..

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.