Did I get you at the deep fried part? This appetizer has it all, a light crispy coating and a tantalizing, flavorful dipping sauce to go along with those crispy coated pieces of pork.
These are a savory, satisfyingly tasty morsels of goodness that you will keep popping in your mouth until they are all gone! Best when freshly cooked and piping hot; crispy on the outside with a hearty filling and flavorful dipping sauce. It’s an unusual but addictive appetizer that your guests will gobble up as fast as you can cook them up!
These can be prepped in advance so that all you need to do is dip them in the batter and fry them up in just a few short minutes. Then, watch them disappear as fast as you can cook them up.
Prepare the sauce:
In a small serving bowl whisk together the rice vinegar, soy sauce, chili oil or red pepper flakes, pinch of sugar, garlic, ginger, green onions, and sesame oil in a bowl; allow sauce to sit for at least 15 minutes before serving.
Prepare the fritters:
Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Season cubed pork tenderloin with salt.
Stir fry pork for 2-3 minutes until seared.
Remove cooked pork from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl stir together dry ingredients; flour, corn starch, baking powder and chili. Make a well in the center. Slowly stir in the vegetable oil. Stir in enough water to make a thick, smooth batter.
Pork tenderloin pieces and batter can be prepared in advance. When ready to serve all that’s left to do is to dip the pork pieces in the batter and fry them up.
Heat 1-2 inches of oil in a wok or saucepan until almost smoking, then reduce heat slightly.
Toss the cooked pork pieces in the batter to coat them.
Using tongs, carefully add batter coated pork pieces to the oil, a few at a time. Deep-fry until golden brown and heated through.
Cook batter coated pork pieces in small batches. Remove cooked fritters with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel lined platter to drain while you continue to cook the remaining pieces.
Transfer pork fritters to serving dishes, garnish with chives or green onions and serve with the dipping sauce.
Sauce alternative: stir together 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 2 tsp. hot sauce with 1 garlic clove, finely minced.
Deep Fried Pork Fritters
Ingredients
For the dipping sauce:
- ⅓ cup rice vinegar or white vinegar
- ½ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp chili oil
- ½ tsp sesame oil
- pinch sugar
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ tsp fresh ginger, grated
- green onions or chives, chopped
For the Fritters:
- 1 lb pork tenderloin, cut into 1 inch cubes
- salt, for seasoning pork
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cup water, or more to make a smooth batter
- ½ tsp Chili powder
Instructions
Prepare sauce:
- In a small serving bowl whisk together the rice vinegar, soy sauce, chili oil, garlic, ginger, green onions, sesame oil and picnh of sugar in a bowl; allow saiuce to sit 15 minutes before serving. Store in the refrigerator up to 1 week.
Prepare fritters:
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Season cubed pork tenderloin with salt.
- Stir fry pork for 2-3 minutes until sealed.
- Remove cooked pork from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl stir together dry ingredients; flour, corn starch, baking powder and chili. Make a well in the center.
- Slowly stir in the vegetable oil. Stir in enough water to make a thick, smooth batter. Batter should be thick.
- Heat 1-2 inches of oil in a wok or saucepan until almost smoking, then reduce heat slightly.
- Toss the cooked pork pieces in the batter to coat them.
- Using tongs, carefully add batter coated pork pieces to the oil, a few at a time. Deep-fry until golden brown and heated through.
- Cook batter coated pork pieces in small batches. Remove cooked fritters with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel lined platter to drain while you continue to cook the remaining pieces.
- Transfer pork fritters to serving dishes, garnish with chives or green onions and serve with the dipping sauce.
Notes
If you decide to make these pork fritters, don’t forget to comment and leave a review, or tag me on Instagram so I can see it!
