Sweet and Sour Chinese Meat

Extraordinarily tasty, simple, satisfying, for lunch or dinner! Chinese meat in sweet and sour sauce is so easy to prepare that even a novice housewife can handle it. Its highlight is the sauce. Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exotic Asian dish!
cook time: 30 min
Miles Denholm
Sweet and Sour Chinese Meat

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

201
Calories
16g
Fat
13g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Pork 400 g
Carrot 1 pc
bell pepper 1 pc
Garlic 1 clove
Ginger 10 g
Hot pepper 0.5 pc

For the sauce:

Soy sauce 4 tbsp
Brown sugar 2 tbsp
Rice vinegar 2 tbsp
Potato starch 2 tsp
Water 80 ml

For frying:

Vegetable oil 3 tbsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make Chinese meat in sweet and sour sauce? Prepare all the necessary products. Instead of fresh ginger, I use powder. I took corn starch, you need twice as much.

Step 2

Step 2
Take the meat, wash it under running water, and dry it. Cut it into strips (this is the traditional cut) or into small pieces. Trim off excess fat.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the chopped meat in a bowl, pour a tablespoon of soy sauce into it, stir and leave to stand for a while.

Step 4

Step 4
Take the carrots, wash them with a brush under running water, peel them and cut them into long thin strips.

Step 5

Step 5
Take the bell pepper, wash it under running water, dry it, and remove the stem and seeds. Cut the pepper into approximately the same strips as the carrots.

Step 6

Step 6
Peel the garlic and cut into slices. Rinse the hot pepper under running water, dry and cut into rings. When working with pepper, it is better to wear gloves to avoid burning your skin. If you are using fresh ginger, peel and chop it just like garlic. Garlic and ginger can also be finely chopped. If you are against the active taste of these products, then chop them coarsely and then remove them from the pan.

Step 7

Step 7
How to make sauce? Mix soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and half the volume of starch in a bowl. Add water. I also added ginger powder. Mix well.

Step 8

Step 8
Pour the remaining starch into the meat, stir, this will help it stay juicy.

Step 9

Step 9
Heat a frying pan on the stove, pour a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil into it. Let it get hot. Place carrots in a frying pan and fry them over high heat for 1-1.5 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
Add hot and sweet peppers. Fry for another minute and a half. Then remove the vegetables from the pan.

Step 11

Step 11
Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan. Add garlic and ginger (if fresh). Fry them for 20-30 seconds. I removed the garlic, its aroma is enough for me, you can leave it.

Step 12

Step 12
Place the meat in aromatic oil. Fry it over high heat for 3-4 minutes with constant stirring.

Step 13

Step 13
Add vegetables to the meat. Reduce heat to medium. Fry them together for a few minutes.

Step 14

Step 14
Pour the sauce into the pan, stirring it first so that the starch rises from the bottom.

Step 15

Step 15
Mix the meat and sauce well. Keep the meat on the fire for a couple more minutes. The sauce should thicken and boil. The meat is ready. When serving, you can sprinkle it with sesame seeds and chopped fresh parsley or dill. Bon appetit!

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