Air Fryer Sweet and Sour Pork
This is my Chinese grandma's recipe for sweet and sour pork, adapted for the air fryer. Crispy pork nuggets get sauteed in a surprisingly easy sweet and sour sauce. It's perfect for Chinese family dinners or to pack in a bento!
Equipment
- Air fryer
Ingredients
For Air Frying
- 1 lb pork cut in bite size pieces
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- oil spray
For the Wok
- 1 clove garlic sliced
- 1 tsp ginger sliced
- oil for frying
- 1.5 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- salt
Instructions
- Cut pork into bite size pieces, if needed (I buy my pork already cut for stir fry at the market).
- Mix flour and cornstarch in a shallow dish.
- Lightly beat eggs and pour into another shallow dish.
- Dip your pork in the beaten egg and then in the flour/cornstarch mixture.
- Put dredged pork in air fryer and spray with oil spray. Air fry at 400 degrees F for 12 minutes, no preheat necessary.
- While pork is cooking, mix sugar, ketchup, and rice vinegar. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix cornstarch and water. Set aside.
- When pork is done in the air fryer, heat up oil in a wok.
- Add garlic and ginger to the wok. You'll know your oil is hot enough if your garlic and ginger are sizzling.
- Add pork to the wok. Pour your ketchup mixture over the pork and stir until everything is coated.
- Add cornstarch and water mixture to the wok and stir, creating a thick sauce. If your sauce gets too dry as the water gets cooked off, add more water as needed.
- Taste your sauce and adjust salt and other seasonings as needed. If you like a tangier sauce, add more vinegar. If you like it sweeter, add more ketchup and sugar, etc. Once you have adjusted the sauce to your liking, you are done!
Notes
This recipe serves 4 people when served with other dishes in a family style dinner.