There are many allusions about the origin of goo goo meat, such as ancient meat, pineapple meat and goo goo meat. No matter where the name comes from, the taste is unique among many dishes, which makes people memorable.
The main ingredients of pineapple goo goo meat are pork and pineapple, and can also be paired with colored peppers. Colorful colors, sweet and sour, delicious but not greasy, greatly increased people's appetite.
Many people ask whether to use pork belly or tenderloin. Ask the old chef to know that the best food is tenderloin, which is firm and elastic.
However, many people cut the tenderloin into small pieces, all wet, and it tastes tasteless, just like chewing a piece of meat. The most correct way is to slice the tenderloin, then rub it into meatballs, fry it in a pot until golden brown, and then cook it.
The most important thing in this dish is fried meatballs. Marinate them first, and then fry them in a pot. Let's see what the trick is.
Recommended dish: pineapple goo goo meat
Ingredients: pork tenderloin, pineapple and colored pepper.
Detailed production steps
1. Cut the pineapple into small pieces and soak it in salt water.
2. Cut the colored pepper into diamond-shaped pieces. Because pineapple is yellow, yellow pepper is used less, and it can also be used with green pepper.
This bowl of sweet and sour juice should be prepared in advance and made of tomato sauce, white vinegar, sugar, salt, water and a little starch.
4. Cut the tenderloin into wide pieces.
5. Roll it into small meatballs before frying, as shown in the figure below. The goo goo meat made in this way is crisp and delicious, and it is not solid to eat.
6. The sliced meat is marinated with cooking wine, salt, pepper, an egg and starch. Putting starch can not only make the meat slices hang well, but also lock the water, so it doesn't taste dry.
7. Marinate the meat slices for 30 minutes, and then fry them in the oil pan.
Roll the meat slices into small meatballs, roll them in dry starch, then fry them in a pot until they change color, then take them out and fry them again until they are golden yellow.
8. Add a little oil to the pot. Stir-fry the colored peppers first and serve them in 30 seconds. (It's better to simply fry it, and the time should not be too long, which will affect the taste. )
9. Pour the bottom oil left in the pot into the prepared sweet and sour marinade, which will soon bubble.
10. Then add all the ingredients and stir fry quickly.
1 1. Cooking takes about 30 seconds, and the sweet and sour gravy is evenly wrapped on each ingredient, with bright color and fragrant smell.
The pineapple goo goo meat made in this way is crisp outside and tender inside, sweet and sour, and it is super delicious in one bite, which is loved by adults and children!
Tips:
Because the meat slices are very sticky after being salted with starch, it is easy to roll them into small meatballs, then wrap them with dry starch and fry them in an oil pan. Don't worry about scattering, it's easy to form.
Starch should be put twice, the first time is when the meat slices are marinated, the purpose is to lock the water; The second time is before frying in the oil pan, which makes its appearance more brittle.
Stir fry quickly for 30 seconds, and the sweet and sour gravy will soon cover every ingredient in the pot. If the time is too long, it will affect the taste of meat.