Authentic Sweet and Sour Pork
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
2
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Ingredients for - Authentic Sweet and Sour Pork

1. Pork loin - 8 ounces
2. Rice wine - 1 teaspoon
3. Salt, divided - ⅔ teaspoon
4. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) - 1 pinch
5. Chicken stock - ½ cup
6. Cornstarch, divided - ¼ cup
7. White sugar - 2 ½ tablespoons
8. Vinegar - 2 tablespoons
9. Soy sauce - ⅔ teaspoon
10. Eggs - 2
11. Vegetable oil for frying - 1 ¼ cups
12. Garlic, minced - 3 cloves
13. Ginger, minced - 1 (3/4 inch thick) slice
14. Spring onions, finely chopped - 4

How to cook deliciously - Authentic Sweet and Sour Pork

1. Stage

Pound pork to 1/3-inch thickness using a meat mallet. Slice into 1 1/2-inch strips.

2. Stage

Combine pork strips, rice wine, 1/3 teaspoon salt, and monosodium glutamate in a bowl. Marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

3. Stage

Mix remaining 1/3 teaspoon salt, chicken stock, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce in a bowl to make sauce.

4. Stage

Beat eggs with remaining 3 tablespoons cornstarch in a bowl until smooth. Add pork strips; stir to coat.

5. Stage

Heat oil in a wok or large saucepan to 280 degrees F (140 degrees C). Add pork strips one at a time to the hot oil. Cook until lightly golden, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate with a slotted spoon.

6. Stage

Heat oil to 340 degrees F (170 degrees C). Return pork to the hot oil. Cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate with the slotted spoon.

7. Stage

Drain all but 2 tablespoons oil from the wok. Cook and stir garlic and ginger in the hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add sauce and spring onions; cook and stir until sauce begins to thicken, 4 to 5 minutes. Pour sauce over the pork on the serving plate.