Sweet and Sour Chinese Pork
This is a simplified version of the recipe that a Chinese friend gave me. It's really authentic - no pineapple in sight!
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 300g pork fillet, thinly sliced
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
- 1 teaspoon sake (rice wine)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons cornflour
- 2 tablespoons plain flour
- pinch bicarbonate of soda
- For the sauce
- 5 tablespoons black vinegar or balsamic
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 3 tablespoons Shaohsing rice wine or sherry
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- additional cornflour, for thickening
Method
Prep:8min ›
Cook:12min ›
Ready in:20min
- Season the pork with salt and pepper and mix well. Add beaten egg, 2 tablespoons cornflour, 2 tablespoons plain flour, and bicarbonate of soda. Rub the seasonings in by hand, until meats is evenly coated.
- Heat oil until it reaches 180 degrees C. Fry the pork in batches until it is evenly browned; drain on kitchen paper and set aside.
- Combine the ingredients for the sweet-sour sauce; 5 tablespoons vinegar, 3 tablespoons sugar, 3 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine (or sherry), and 2 tablespoons soy sauce. Pour sauce into a preheated wok and bring to the boil. Add cornflour to thicken (or water to thin) until the sauce is the consistency you like.
- Once sauce has thickened, add the fried pork and mix evenly with sauce.
- Serve with hot steamed rice.
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Reviews & ratings
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Reviews in English (11)
Call me thick but the method for the meat part wasn't clear ? I added the ingredients to the pork and got a sticky mess ! Should I have dipped the pork in the egg then in the dry mix ? The sauce was nice and I doubled up after reading the review - 08 Mar 2014
Really easy to make. Really enjoyed it. Even my girlfriend liked it and she is very fussy about her food. Next time I will make at least double the amount because it didn't leave much sauce. - 20 Jan 2013
I made this – I really didn’t like the sauce but the batter is fabulous and has become a staple starting position for many Chinese dishes I now cook. My advice is prepare the meat as per this recipe then go find a sauce elsewhere. - 20 Mar 2018