Deep Fried Beef with Sweet and Sour Sauce (탕수육, TangSuYuk) | Aeri's Kitchen

Steps

1. 1Cut the meat into thin strips. Usually, they use pork for this dish in Korea. However, I used beef today.
2. 2Mix the meat, 3 pinches of salt, 3 pinches of black pepper, and 1 tsp of cooking wine. Set it aside for about 10 minutes to marinate.
3. 3To make the batter, combine 1 cup of cornstarch, ½ cup of flour, 1 egg, and 1 cup of water. The consistency will be like crêpe batter.
4. 4After 10 minutes, add the beef to the batter. Fry the meat until the batter becomes lightly browned. You don’t have to cook it completely in this step since it gets cooked again.
5. 5Fry the meat again until it becomes golden brown. Then, cool it on a paper towel while you are preparing the sauce.
6. 6Cut half an onion into half-inch pieces. Slice ¼ cup worth each of a cucumber and carrot in half-inch pieces.
7. 7In a saucepan, mix 2½ Tbsp of cornstarch, 2 Tbsp of soy sauce, 4 Tbsp of sugar, 4 Tbsp of vinegar, and 1 cup of water together. Boil until it becomes a little thicker.
8. 8Add ½ cup of the fruit cocktail, drained. Add the onion, cucumber, and carrot. Boil the sauce for about 5 minutes longer.
9. 9Pour the sauce on top of the fried beef, and serve.