Sweet and sour pork

Name: Sweet and sour pork
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Pork loin, 400 g; Potato Starch, 150 g; Egg Whites, 1 pieces; cooking oil, 800 ml; onion, 80 g; carrots, 60 g; cucumber, 60 g; vinegar, 50 ml; sugar, 60 g; soy sauce, 20 ml; Water, 250 ml; salt, 3 g

Deep-fried pork in Starch coating served with a sweet and sour sauce containing Vegetables.

50 min · 3 servings

Sweet and sour pork — Reference photo; presentation may differ. Photo: 최광모 · CC0

Ingredients

Pork loin, 400 g Potato Starch, 150 g Egg Whites, 1 pieces cooking oil, 800 ml onion, 80 g carrots, 60 g cucumber, 60 g vinegar, 50 ml sugar, 60 g soy sauce, 20 ml Water, 250 ml salt, 3 g

1 tablespoon = 15 ml; 1 teaspoon = 5 ml. A bowl of rice is a serving measure, not a standardized cup.

How to cook

Cut pork into finger-thick pieces, season in salt, coat with Starch 130g, egg white, and 50ml water.
Fry in 170°C oil for 5~6 minutes, check that the core reaches over 63°C, then rest for 3 minutes.
Boil Vegetables with the remaining water, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce for 3 minutes.
Dissolve Starch 20g in the same amount of Cold water, add it to the sauce, boil for 1 minutes, and serve separately with fried dish.

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