The Best Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe (Guo Bao Rou)

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Northern Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork (锅包肉) is different than the Cantonese Sweet and Sour Pork. The coating is much thinner, the color is lighter, and there is much less sauce, so the pork can stay crispy.

INGREDIENTS

For marinating the pork
350g / 12.3 oz pork loin
2.9g / ½ tsp of salt
1.5g / ½ tsp garlic powder (Amazon Link - https://geni.us/garlic-powder)
0.6g / ¼ tsp of ground white pepper (Amazon Link - https://geni.us/white-peppercorns)
1.2 / ¼ tsp of baking soda
21g / 1.5 Tbsps of Chinese cooking wine (Amazon Link - https://geni.us/Shao-xing-ooking-wine)

For the sweet and sour sauce
50g / ¼ cup sugar
2.5g / 1 tsp cornstarch
38g / 2.5 Tbsps of water
40g / 2.5 Tbsps vinegar (Amazon Link - https://geni.us/applecider-vinegar)
2.1g / ⅜ tsp salt

Others
120g / 1 cup cornstarch
180g / ¾ cup water
330g / 1.5 cups oil to deep-fry
9g / 3 cloves garlic, sliced
13.5g / 1.5 Tbsps julienned ginger
8g / 2 Tbsp julienned scallion for garnish