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Sweet and sour pork

Name: Sweet and sour pork (koe loe yuk)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 500 grams of pork (preferably pork tenderloin); 1 tablespoon rice vinegar; 1 tablespoon salty soy sauce; 100 grams of flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; pinch of salt; 1 egg; 100 ml water; 1 red pepper (bell pepper); 2 onions; oil for frying; white rice, to serve; dash of sunflower oil; 1 tablespoon fresh root ginger; 2 garlic cloves; 100 ml tomato ketchup; 100 ml rice vinegar; 6 tablespoons pineapple juice; 100 ml water; 1 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch)

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Delicious pork in a crispy batter, with sweet and sour sauce and red pepper. A Chinese favourite which is easy to make yourself.

1 hours

4 persons

Main course

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

52.23 (Low)

21.85 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

469.41 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

41.83 g
14.80 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

16.97 g
4.25 g

Proteins

35.54 g

Fiber

3.37 g

Sodium

794.64 mg

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Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-07-26, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 1 hours.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-11-12

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Preparation time

30 minutes

Time cooking

30 minutes

Total time

1 hours

Preparation - 30 minutes

sift together the baking powder, flour and a pinch of salt. Add the egg and 100 ml of water and mix until smooth. Set the batter aside.

remove any excess fat and sinew from the pork tenderloin and cut into cubes. Make sure that these are not too big or small (in chinese restaurants they are served as balls of around 2 cm).

mix the meat with a tablespoon of rice vinegar and a tablespoon of salty soy sauce and let it marinate briefly.

peel the onions, garlic cloves and root ginger. Halve the onions and into thin rings, then finely grate the ginger and garlic. Wash the red pepper and cut it into pieces (not too small).

heat a heavy-bottomed pan with sunflower, or other neutral oil for frying, and line a large plate with kitchen paper.

Finishing the sweet and sour pork - 30 minutes

heat a little sunflower oil in a small saucepan. Sauté the ginger and garlic, briefly, over low heat. Add the tomato ketchup, rice vinegar and pineapple juice.

mix 100 ml of water with a tablespoon of cornflour to a smooth paste. Add the paste to the sauce and cook briefly until it thickens. Season with soy sauce.

check if the oil is hot enough, by carefully dipping a piece of kitchen paper into it (if bubbles appear, the oil is hot). Dredge the pieces of meat through the batter and fry until golden brown.

do not add too many pieces of meat to the pan at once, or they will stick together. Spoon onto the paper towel-lined plate to remove excess oil and repeat until all the pork is fried.

heat a dash of sunflower oil in a wok or deep frying pan. Fry the onion and bell pepper for a few minutes and then add the fried pieces of meat. Stir once and add your desired amount of sweet and sour sauce. Serve immediately, enjoy your meal!

Tips!

What is koe loe yuk?

Koe loe yuk, koe lu yuk, ku lo yuk (and multiple other spellings) are fried meatballs in a sweet and sour sauce.

Are koe loe yuk and koe loe kai the same?

No, koe loe yuk is made from pork, while koe loe kai is made from chicken.

Is koe loe yuk always served with red pepper and onion?

Sometimes the meatballs are only served with the sweet and sour sauce, but usually, red pepper and onion are included.

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

469.41 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

41.83 g
14.80 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

16.97 g
4.25 g

Proteins

35.54 g

Fiber

3.37 g

Sodium

794.64 mg

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Minerals

Iron

1.82 mg

Calcium

66.30 mg

Magnesium

64.60 mg

Potassium

64.60 mg

Phosphorus

362.79 mg

Copper

0.29 mg

Zinc

3.36 mg

Iodine

5.27 µg

Selenium

4.61 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

66.87 mg

Vitamine D

0.40 mg

Vitamine A

0.19 mg

Vitamine B1

0.71 mg

Vitamine B2

0.33 mg

Vitamine B6

0.69 mg

Vitamine B12

1.22 µg

Folic acid

54.46 µg

Vitamine E

0.17 mg

Vitamine K

0.04 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
125	gram	of pork		180.00	1.25 g	-	7.38 g	2.88 g	28.38 g	-	62.50 mg	0.38 mg	12.50 mg	37.50 mg	500.00 mg	262.50 mg	0.08 mg	2.13 mg	-	-	-	0.13 mg	0.01 mg	0.60 mg	0.19 mg	0.41 mg	0.88 µg	6.25 µg	-	-	-
0.25	tablespoon	rice vinegar		0.75	0.15 g	0.08 g	-	-	-	-	0.38 mg	-	0.15 mg	0.04 mg	0.75 mg	0.30 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25	tablespoon	salty soy sauce	soy, gluten	6.40	1.00 g	1.00 g	0.01 g	-	0.58 g	-	275.00 mg	0.25 mg	3.00 mg	-	25.00 mg	2.50 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.40 µg	-	-	-
25	gram	of flour	gluten	91.00	17.45 g	0.38 g	0.38 g	0.05 g	2.85 g	0.70 g	0.50 mg	0.25 mg	5.00 mg	5.00 mg	45.00 mg	25.00 mg	0.08 mg	0.28 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.03 mg	0.03 mg	0.07 mg	-	8.75 µg	-	-	-
0.25	tablespoon	baking powder		2.67	0.66 g	-	-	-	-	0.01 g	0.59 mg	-	-	-	0.15 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25	pinch of	salt		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100.00 mg	-	0.03 mg	0.73 mg	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25		egg	egg	21.60	0.17 g	0.03 g	1.50 g	0.38 g	1.88 g	-	18.00 mg	0.27 mg	7.50 mg	1.50 mg	19.50 mg	27.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.20 mg	5.25 µg	4.60 µg	-	0.27 mg	0.03 mg	0.02 mg	0.05 mg	0.02 mg	0.35 µg	9.00 µg	0.17 mg	0.04 µg	-
25	ml	water		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25		red pepper		9.75	1.69 g	1.31 g	-	-	0.38 g	0.75 g	3.75 mg	0.15 mg	7.50 mg	3.75 mg	131.25 mg	1.88 mg	0.01 mg	0.09 mg	-	-	56.25 mg	-	0.03 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.06 mg	-	18.75 µg	-	-	-
0.5		onions		22.50	3.81 g	3.81 g	0.13 g	0.06 g	0.75 g	1.56 g	5.63 mg	0.31 mg	18.75 mg	6.25 mg	109.38 mg	26.25 mg	0.05 mg	0.50 mg	-	-	4.06 mg	-	-	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	0.08 mg	-	6.25 µg	-	-	-
		oil		33.04	-	-	3.74 g	0.44 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		white rice		12.00	2.50 g	-	0.05 g	0.01 g	0.31 g	0.10 g	0.38 mg	0.04 mg	0.75 mg	1.25 mg	7.50 mg	5.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.06 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	2.50 µg	-	-	-
	dash of	sunflower oil		33.04	-	-	3.74 g	0.44 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25	tablespoon	fresh root ginger		1.16	0.22 g	-	0.02 g	-	0.02 g	0.02 g	0.09 mg	0.04 mg	0.38 mg	0.75 mg	4.88 mg	0.56 mg	-	0.04 mg	-	-	0.09 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.5	clove	garlic		2.10	0.42 g	0.01 g	-	-	0.09 g	0.03 g	0.06 mg	0.02 mg	2.55 mg	0.30 mg	9.00 mg	1.95 mg	-	0.02 mg	0.02 µg	-	0.21 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.06 µg	-	-	-
25	ml	tomato ketchup	celery	29.75	7.13 g	5.00 g	0.03 g	-	0.13 g	0.13 g	325.00 mg	-	2.50 mg	5.00 mg	90.00 mg	5.00 mg	0.03 mg	0.03 mg	-	-	1.75 mg	-	0.11 mg	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	0.01 mg	-	0.25 µg	-	-	-
25	ml	rice vinegar		5.00	1.00 g	0.50 g	-	-	-	-	2.50 mg	0.03 mg	1.00 mg	0.25 mg	5.00 mg	2.00 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1.5	tablespoon	pineapple juice		11.25	2.59 g	2.59 g	-	-	0.18 g	0.07 g	0.23 mg	0.07 mg	4.50 mg	2.25 mg	33.75 mg	2.25 mg	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	-	-	4.50 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.02 mg	-	2.25 µg	-	-	-
25	ml	water		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25	tablespoon	cornflour		7.40	1.81 g	0.09 g	-	-	0.01 g	0.01 g	0.04 mg	0.02 mg	0.20 mg	0.04 mg	0.06 mg	0.60 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
				469.41	41.83 g	14.80 g	16.97 g	4.25 g	35.54 g	3.37 g	794.64 mg	1.82 mg	66.30 mg	64.60 mg	981.22 mg	362.79 mg	0.29 mg	3.36 mg	5.27 µg	4.61 µg	66.87 mg	0.40 mg	0.19 mg	0.71 mg	0.33 mg	0.69 mg	1.22 µg	54.46 µg	0.17 mg	0.04 µg	-