TangSuyuk (Sweet & Sour Pork)

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:

• 1 lb pork tenderloin (you can also substitute beef)
• 1 tsp ginger juice
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 cups of vegetable oil for frying
• 1 large green bell pepper
• 1 med size onion
• 1 carrot
• 6 shiitake mushroom (pyogo busuht)
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• Frying batter:
• ½ cup flour
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• ½ cup water
• 1 egg (egg white only)
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• Sauce:
• 1 cup of water
• 2 tbsp corn starch
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 4 tbsp vinegar
• 4 tbsp sugar
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Procedure

• Cut the pork meat into thin strips, about 1/4” x 1/4” x 1½” pieces. Add ginger juice, soy sauce and sugar to the pork; mix well and set aside.
• Cut the vegetables into large bite sized pieces.
• Make frying batter by mixing the flour, water and egg white. Dip each of the marinated pork strips into the batter.
• Put 2 cups of vegetable oil in a deep pan or pot. Bring it to medium high heat. Deep fry each of the strips for 2-3 min on each batch. Once the first round of frying is done, heat the oil and re-fry the batch for the 2nd time to make it really crispy.
• Now make the sauce: in a large pot, put one cup of water and add 2 tbsp of corn starch, mix well. Turn the heat on to medium high – when it starts boiling, add all the cut vegetables, stir and add 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 4 tbsp of vinegar and 4 tbsp of sugar. Bring to a boil for the 2nd time, and when the liquid thickens, turn the heat off.
• In a large plate, add the fried pork strips, then pour over the strips with the boiled sauce/vegetable mixture and serve while warm.