Main ingredients 🥩
pork lointomatostarch powderketchupvinegardoubanjiang
Yeo Kyung-rae's Ketchup Doubanjiang Sweet and Sour Pork
An innovative ketchup-based sweet and sour pork with a spicy, tangy, and sweet flavor that balances richness without heaviness.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to try a fresh and clean-tasting version of sweet and sour pork
- ⭐ Fans of crispy, chewy fried pork dishes
Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings
- pork loin 300g
- tomato 1 piece
- starch powder 1 cup
- water 10 tablespoons
- ketchup 3 tablespoons
- sugar 3.5 tablespoons
- vinegar 2 tablespoons
- doubanjiang 0.5 tablespoon
- salt a pinch
- vegetable oil as needed
Recipe 🍳
- Cut the tomato into large triangular pieces, about bite-sized.
- Slice the pork loin into thick pieces, 4–5 cm long, cutting perpendicular to the grain.
- After soaking the starch (slurry), squeeze out excess moisture and rub it evenly onto the pork to coat thoroughly for frying batter.
- Fry the pork in oil heated to 170–180 degrees, adding one piece at a time. Tap the pan gently with a ladle or spatula during frying to expel moisture and achieve a twice-fried crisp texture.
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan and sauté 0.5 tablespoon of doubanjiang until aromatic and spicy.
- Mix water 10 tablespoons, ketchup 3 tablespoons, sugar 3.5 tablespoons, vinegar 2 tablespoons, and a pinch of salt. Pour the mixture into the pan and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, adjust thickness with starch slurry, then quickly stir in the fried pork and sliced tomatoes until well coated with sauce.
- Prepare the tomato and pork loin into bite-sized pieces.
- Coat the pork with starch batter and deep-fry twice until crispy.
- Sauté doubanjiang in a pan, then add ketchup, sugar, vinegar, and water to make the sauce.
- Thicken the sauce with starch slurry, then mix in the fried pork and tomatoes.
Cooking tips 💡
- Tapping the pan with a ladle or spatula while frying helps trap hot steam inside, resulting in much crispier texture.
- Cutting perpendicular to the grain ensures tender meat with better mouthfeel.
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