Meat in Chinese sweet sauce in a frying pan

Spicy, spicy and very tasty pork dish! Currently, Asian dishes, including Chinese cuisine, are very popular in our country. Who has ever visited Chinese restaurants or cafes, most likely, has tried such a dish as meat in Chinese sweet sauce and was impressed by the pleasant taste, which harmoniously combines sweetness, sourness and sharpness. Now pork in Chinese sweet and sour sauce can be cooked by any housewife at home. The composition is quite simple, the ingredients are available, the cooking process is also not labor-intensive. And the dish will allow you to diversify the daily menu, please the household and surprise the guests. There are several different recipes for meat in Chinese sauce, everyone will be able to choose the most suitable one for themselves.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the recipe composition
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 26 % 9 g
Fats 37 % 13 g
Carbohydrates 37 % 13 g
184 kcal
GI: 83 / 0 / 17

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 40 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Prepare the ingredients according to the list. We use fresh pork tenderloin, wash the meat thoroughly, cut into small cubes or cubes, rinse again and dry with paper towels.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Put the meat in a bowl. Add starch, a tablespoon of soy sauce, a little water and a handful of sesame seeds. Stir and leave the meat for marinating. In the meantime, let's get on with the other ingredients.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Carrots are washed, cleaned and grated on a grater for Korean salads.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Onions are cleaned from the husk and cut into halves of rings or feathers.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Pour vegetable oil into the pan. We warm it up on fire. We put the meat in a frying pan and fry the meat, stirring with a spatula, for about 5 minutes, until a light blush.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Remove the meat from the pan. We send carrots and onions to the frying pan for this oil, fry them over medium heat for about 5-7 minutes so that the carrots become soft and the onions become transparent.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    We send pork to vegetables. Add tomato paste. Pour in half a glass of water, two tablespoons of soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, garlic passed through a press and ginger powder. Mix the mass so that the meat is covered with the resulting sauce.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Let the mixture boil, reduce the heat to a minimum. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer the meat in the sauce for about 15 minutes. Then remove the lid, let the sauce thicken on the fire for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally with a spatula. Turn off the fire. The dish is served to the table, sprinkled with sesame seeds. Enjoy your meal!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Pork fat - 333   kcal/100g
  • Pork meat - 357   kcal/100g
  • Pork - lean roast - 184   kcal/100g
  • Pork chop on a bone - 537   kcal/100g
  • Pork - schnitzel - 352   kcal/100g
  • Pork shoulder - 593   kcal/100g
  • Boar's leg - 113   kcal/100g
  • Pork - 259   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Soy sauce - 51   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Starch - 320   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28   kcal/100g
  • Dried whole sesame seeds - 563   kcal/100g
  • Shelled sesame seed - 582   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Table vinegar - 11   kcal/100g
  • Ginger Powder - 335   kcal/100g

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