Pork in sweet and spicy sauce with tangerines
4 servings
60 minutes
Pork in sweet and spicy sauce with tangerines is a delightful dish of Chinese cuisine where juicy meat meets vibrant citrus notes. This recipe combines traditional Chinese cooking techniques with an unexpected fruity accent, making it particularly interesting. The meat is marinated in lemon and garlic before being fried to a golden crust that reveals its flavor nuances. The sauce with sour-sweet and spicy notes perfectly permeates the pork, creating a harmony of flavors highlighted by the tenderness of tangerines. It is recommended to serve with fluffy rice that softens the spiciness and emphasizes the richness of taste. This dish will not only delight gourmets but also become a bright decoration for the table, offering a combination of freshness, spiciness, and richness.
1
We will wash the meat, cut it into cubes, transfer it to a bowl, and marinate it with lemon and garlic. Do not add salt and pepper at this stage. This way, the meat will retain its juiciness.
- Pork: 300 g
- Lemon: 0.3 piece
- Garlic: 3 cloves
2
We rinse the rice and put it to cook.
- Rice: 2 glasss
3
After 20-30 minutes, we heat the pan and start frying our meat. When it turns slightly white on both sides, we add salt and pepper. After that, the meat needs to be cooked until it has a slight golden hue.
- Pork: 300 g
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
- Mixed peppercorns (four peppers): 1 teaspoon
4
Pour in the sauces, you can dilute them with water. I added a bit of sweet and sour and chili. The main thing is to have enough to soak all the meat. Simmer for about 2-4 minutes.
- Sweet and sour sauce: to taste
- Chili sauce: to taste
5
When the sauce is almost gone, we add the peeled mandarins. We simmer for 2 minutes. We serve the meat after 5-10 minutes, it needs to rest a bit.
- Mandarins: 2 pieces