Sweet and sour pork sits among some of the most well-known Chinese dishes outside of China. It’s widely believed to be a Cantonese dish, known colloquially as gú lóuh yuhk, which roughly translates to “ancient pork”.
Main Ingredients
- 10 oz pork shoulder butt
- 4 oz pineapple (optional - a few pieces)
- 1 oz red bell pepper (optional - a few pieces)
- 1 oz yellow bell pepper (optional - a few pieces)
- 1 oz green bell pepper (optional - a few pieces)
- 1 oz red onion (optional - a few pieces)
- 1 oz yellow onion (optional - a few pieces)
- corn oil for frying
Pork Marinade
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 0.50 egg
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
Sauce
- 4 tbsp ketchup
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 0.50 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp water