Tangsuyuk

Name: Tangsuyuk
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 400g pork tenderloin, in strips; 1 cup potato starch, soaked in water then drained to a paste; 1 egg white; Cucumber, carrot, onion and wood ear mushrooms, sliced; Pineapple or apple chunks; Sauce: 250ml water, 4 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, starch slurry; Oil, for deep-frying

탕수육/TANG-soo-yook/

Also known as: Korean Sweet and Sour Pork, Tangsooyuk

About this dish

Crispy double-fried pork in a glossy sweet-and-sour sauce with fruit and vegetables.

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Ingredients

🐖400g pork tenderloin, in strips

🌾1 cup potato starch, soaked in water then drained to a paste

🥚1 egg white

🥒Cucumber, carrot, onion and wood ear mushrooms, sliced

🍍Pineapple or apple chunks

🫙Sauce: 250ml water, 4 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, starch slurry

🫗Oil, for deep-frying

Method

Serves 2

Season the pork with salt, ginger and pepper, then coat in the wet potato starch mixed with egg white.

Fry at 170°C (340°F) until cooked, rest, then fry again at 190°C (375°F) until very crisp.

Bring the water, sugar, vinegar and soy sauce to the boil with the vegetables and fruit.

Thicken with the starch slurry until glossy.

Pour over the pork, or serve on the side for dipping.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Tangsuyuk is the star of Korean-Chinese restaurants, ordered with jajangmyeon; diners famously argue over pouring the sauce on or dipping.

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