Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe – Authentic Chinese Restaurant Style at Home
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Learn how to make crispy Sweet & Sour Pork just like Chinese restaurants! Step-by-step recipe with sauce, ingredients and cooking method. Perfect for beginners.
Sweet & Sour Pork is one of the most popular dishes in Chinese cuisine. Juicy fried pork coated in a glossy, tangy sauce makes this recipe a favorite around the world. Here is a simple step-by-step version you can try at home.
🧾 Ingredients
For the Pork:
• 300 g boneless pork (cut into 1-inch cubes)
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp corn flour
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour (maida)
• Oil for deep frying
For the Sweet & Sour Sauce:
• 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 2 tbsp vinegar
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• ½ cup pineapple juice (optional)
• 1 tsp corn flour + 3 tbsp water (slurry)
Vegetables:
• ½ 🧅 onion (cubed)
• 1 bell pepper/🫑 capsicum (cubed)
• ½ cup pineapple 🍍 chunks (optional)
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Cooking Method
✅ Step 1 – Marinate Pork
Mix pork cubes with salt, black pepper and soy sauce. Keep aside for 15 minutes.
✅ Step 2 – Coat & Fry
Combine corn flour and maida. Coat each pork cube in the flour mix and deep fry in hot oil until golden and crispy. Drain on tissue.
✅ Step 3 – Make Sauce
In a bowl mix ketchup, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and pineapple juice. Heat in a pan and once it starts boiling, add corn-flour slurry. Cook till the sauce becomes thick and glossy.
✅ Step 4 – Stir-Fry Veggies
Lightly stir fry onions, capsicum and pineapple in a separate pan for 1–2 minutes.
✅ Step 5 – Combine
Add vegetables to the sauce. Finally toss in the fried pork pieces and mix until everything is evenly coated. Cook for another 1–2 minutes.
🍽️ Serving Suggestion.
Serve hot with steamed rice, egg fried rice or noodles. Garnish with sesame seeds or chopped spring onion.
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