Tangsuyuk 탕수육 (Sweet & Sour Pork)

Tangsuyuk 탕수육 (Sweet & Sour Pork)

Ingredients:

250 g Pork, cut into thin strips

1/4 cup Cucumber, sliced

1/4 cup Onion, sliced

1/4 cup Carrot, sliced

1/2 cup Fruit Cocktail, drained

2 Wood Ear Mushrooms, soaked and chopped

Salt & Pepper

1 tsp Cooking Wine

Deep-Frying Oil

Batter:
1 cup Corn Starch

2 tbsp Potato Starch

1 Egg White

1 cup Water

Sauce:

1 1/2 cups Water

2 Tbsp Corn Starch, dissolved in 2 tbsp Water

1/2 Tbsp Soy Sauce

1/2 cup Sugar

2 Tbsp Apple Vinegar

1 tsp Canola Oil

Instructions:

Marinate the pork.

In a small bowl, Add-in the pork strips, cooking wine, and season with salt and pepper.

Set aside to marinate for about 15 minutes.

Prepare the batter.

In a medium bowl, mix-in corn starch and water, stir well, and let sit for 30-60 minutes, or until starch sinks into the bowl.

Carefully drain water, leaving the stiff starch mixture.

Add-in the egg white and potato starch. Mix well to combine.

In a deep wok, Add-in about 2 1/2 cups of deep-frying oil. Heat the wok up.

Add the pork strips into the prepared batter, and mix thoroughly with clean hands to coat.

Deep fry the pork strips for about 3 minutes, or until lightly brown.

Then put the fried pork strips into a strainer.

Fry them once again until golden brown and crispy.

Then, place on a paper towel to drain excess oil.

Make the sauce.

In a small bowl, combine water, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar. Mix well and set aside.

In a well heated pan, add-in canola oil.

Add-in the sliced onion, carrot, cucumber, and wood ear mushroom. Sauté for a minute.

Add-in sauce mixture; stir to dissolve sugar, and bring to a boil.

Add-in the cornstarch mixture to the boiling sauce and stir until sauce becomes thick.

Add-in the fruit cocktail, and continue boiling for 3-5 more minutes.

Place the crispy fried pork strips into a serving platter, and pour sauce on top.

Serve hot and enjoy!!