Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe - Sweet and Sour Pork Tenderloin

[Bartekdex]

This sauce works also great with chicken!

Made it twice, it's just magnificent.

Keep it up Chef John!

[RasheemH]

Pork is actually safer to cook pink than beef is nowadays :D

[Rewis35]

This is phenomenal. The flavors are really great.

[Jairzinho121]

this is not a chinese dish, this is ur own stupid dish.

[Zephilindrum]

@Jairzinho121 He never said it was Chinese, he said it was his own take on Sweet and Sour Pork, retard.

[Jairzinho121]

@Zephilindrum then he should not call the video "sweet and sour pork recipe". That is the name of a chinese dish. He should call it pork dish with homemade sweet sauce. Its like me calling a video vindaloo dish, but saying its not Indian.

[Zephilindrum]

@Jairzinho121 For one thing, "sweet and sour pork" is a description of said Chinese dish. I seriously doubt that they call it sweet and sour pork in China, it just so happens that Americans referred to it that way due to its flavors. Secondly, it's not just a "sweet" sauce considering the ingredients. Thirdly, he clearly states that it's his take on sweet and sour pork. It's a dish based on the same concept and relatively similar ingredients so he has the right to call it that.

[Zephilindrum]

@Jairzinho121 Also, he was referring to the Asian-American version of sweet and sour pork which is no where near close to the authentic version at all. It just features the same flavor profiles but spiked up the ass with sugar. REAL Cantonese-style (which is where it originated) sweet and sour pork has a more sour taste to it, with the sweetness acting to counter-balance the sour punch as opposed to being a second main flavor.

[Zephilindrum]

@Jairzinho121 And who the hell said that "sweet and sour pork" is definitively Chinese anyway? I've been making sweet and sour pork since I was 10 but in a non-Chinese style, way before I was even introduced to Chinese sweet and sour pork. It had the same flavor profiles but completely different ingredients so get that stick out of your ass and enjoy the recipe. If you're not here for the recipe, then do everyone a favor and fuck off.

[Jairzinho121]

@Zephilindrum do you have anger management issues?

[HyperTheProfessor]

@Jairzinho121 Its hard not to get angry when reading ignorant comments like yours. You started it by bitching.

[KevLo64]

1:56 product placement!

[whatdapakq]

ew blood . . .

[brainlicker1]

i like my sweet and sour sauce like i like my women XD thick and heavy

[Rotorzilla]

I made this again, this time I doubled the sauce and added a tbs of orange jelly to it, a little slided red pepper + bambo then served it over shrimp fried rice. it was a big hit. Thanks Chef John

[pammie038]

you are amazing!!!!!

[IJustPiercedMyBrain]

i learned to watch foodwishes videos only BEFORE eating lol

[Rotorzilla]

well I just cooked this. wowow Chef John this taste so much better than that deep fried version from a restaurant. I served it over Jasmin rice and a little sliced zucchini. Heading back to the store to pick up some more tenderloin, it was requested to make this again. thank you for sharing this with us.

[keritako]

Yum...maybe cut the pork into smaller pieces, so it cooks faster and theres more for seconds :)

[kailou28]

Thumbs up to this!!! Thanks chef John for sharing your videos. In a big fan! It helped me a lot to save time in cooking.. I never thought I could cook two savory dishes in 45 mins!

[HelmutVillam]

mmm!

[jellev1029]

chef john i have a question. Approximately how big is a cup a because i have cups in all kinds of different sizes and shapes

[hotkonto]

@jellev1029 go to google and type in define:cup

[lmfaooloserrr]

@jellev1029 by cooking the term 'cup' isnt literally a cup. it's 250mL. and it's referred to as a cup :P

[NeonAera]

*Yoinks at fat*!

At 0:20-0:21 Lol.

[EasternWind29]

I really really like your version, cause yes we eat too much corn starch and that's not good for our health.. ^_^ Your's looks so much healthier, thank you!!!

[EasternWind29]

Chef John the sauce is good, I am from Taiwan and we also use ketchup to add the sweet and red color to the sauce, the sour taste we like to use white vinegar (the amount of vinegar=the amount of ketchup), you can use pineapple juice plus the sugar, I like that you put soy sauce (chinese can't live without it) it will we believe it will bring out the strong taste of the sauce :)

[SilentScreams900]

these videos make me hungry

[jrockv5]

When you're cooking pork, would you cook it as if you were cooking a steak?:)

[Melohhdee]

im glad to know you dont have to cook pork all the way i hate it when i do it but i heard its not good so thanks for telling us!

[smalltimecharlie]

This was great! Cooked this with chicken and some fresh chilli!

[beautyru5h]

that looks awesome!

[RiceManCA]

@fappercino Even better if you chop some red and green peppers in it.

[fappercino]

@RiceManCA

I'll try that out 'cos I'm cooking this again in the next hour or so.

[RiceManCA]

@fappercino Alright.

[karimenlee]

love that fact it's not fried and no starch

[ShaunWhiteismyGinger]

You honestly have the best recipes. Thanks!!

[thisismikeyy]

hi chef john i made this recipe with my friends and it was SO delicious i cant explain how great it was. thank you for these great recipes! keep posting!!

[ThoseDirtyHousewives]

That looks so good!

[haggis4tw]

3:24

[haggis4tw]

bison hot preheated the pen and high end i i turn it down a medium, lolwut

[suicider00]

i have cooked that after watching the video.

was great and easy to cook because of your video

THANK YOU

[lockispro]

Is cutting the pork not better it will spread the flavor into the pork more

[AceAndThings]

I made this for my girlfriend tonight and it was delicious, just as all of your recipes that I make are!

[udayaai]

can you make the fried pork version

[versatilechicken]

is pineapple optional?

[dogy9999]

Lmao at 4:21 turn on cc

[zebby2460]

LOL!!!!!! Captions on at 1:48 i mean captions not annotations click cc and do translate audio at 1:48 "ALSO HAVE WON A TOWN SCAM OF PINEAPPLE CHUNKS"

i cant breathe!

[harmonem]

Anyone watching this with CC on: @ 1:06

I do not recommend mixing it up with your socks!

[ricecake363]

i made this today but I didn't like how sour it turned out. I think the rice vinegar was too overpowering

[Kmars121]

I made this today and it was delicious

[puddingrbt]

i am a chinese(from hong kong), i think u almost made the REAL chinese sweet and sour sauce which contains ketchup, white vinegar, brown/white sugar, worcestershire sause, some water/canned pineapple syrup and a tiny bit of dark soy sauce. and i did add some corn starch to thicken the sauce up.

[christschool]

I've cooked this twice this week.  Its an awesome recipe.

[ABCgirlLife]

i just made this. IT WAS DELICIOUS

thankyou chef john

[rescuepiggy]

you used the same pork video clip as the cocoa pork tenderloin!! LOLL

[EllieeMartinez]

my food wish is to have you as my chef, well its more of a wish for you to cook me the food!!:) your awesome!

[shagel7]

hoooooo mama....

[ratmq]

Made this for the wife and myself last night, and it ROCKED....Very simple, spicy and sweet...AWESOME!

[deeplydeepali]

great healthy alternative

[enburst]

Hey everyone i created a wikipedia entry for John Mitzewich (aka chef john lol) everyone should go check it out and edit it to be a better article. Its just a skeleton right now but i think it could really be improved.

[disasterstrikes94]

why do i torture myself with your videos at 11:30 at night DX

[crisscross1985]

Gonna make this tonight! I'll let you know how it turned out. :)

[crisscross1985]

@crisscross1985 Loved it! :)

[planetivory]

My food wish?... RED VELVET CUPCAKES! YUM.

[piesior]

Allah will hate this.

[TheVittleVlog]

Great looking vittles!!!

[Vleesball]

replace the sugar with pineapple juice...oooh ya this is why i should comment half way through : )

I don't understand the sugar part though.. pineapple is pretty sweet by itself.

Anyway i 'm gonne try this out right now without the added sugars.

[XOXOLazyXOXO]

Could you use the sweet and sour peach sauce that you put on the duck sous vide you made?

I want to try that but not with duck.

[RuneMasterPimp]

Can i be you're food tester after every meal you make?

[munak992]

Heh, This is exactly like the Chinese Sweet and Sour pork, add some cucumber and some tomato concasse, Voila C'est Sweet & sour pork!

[Dewzy100]

thanx 4 the vid Chef John, nice job as always

[Filigreen18]

"Why butter? That seems odd.. Well first of all, this whole dish is odd" :-) haha

[jimmychauv]

I've made about 4 of your recipes, but I've watched each of your videos atleast 3 times each.

[ki6eki]

looks delicious! simple dish too! pineapple is such a smart idea!

[brackpersian]

you could fry it. well.

[KaikipBT7]

Total coincidence. I just had that fat as hell chinese takeout sweet and sour pork, just like Chef John described.

And I loved it.

Then I watched this. Now I feel ashamed. Even on a full stomach, watching this gets the drool going.

I MUST COOK THIS.

[chickenetti]

Where do you live that you have chives in your backyard in February?

[fannysmack]

LOVELY. Oh Chef John, you've outdone yourself as usual.

[gardini100]

number one killer is palm oil ...its insane that products that have it dont have a warning sign

[westislandkev]

@gardini100 Is it all palm oil? I thought it was only processed crap. Last time I was in asia, loals used unprocessed palm oil fromthier own trees and I didn't think it was bad.

[gardini100]

@westislandkev i say thats way worse than smoking..any that have had heart problem avoids it like the pest ...if they love life ..:)

[westislandkev]

@gardini100 I respectfully disagree about palm oil, not hydrogenated palm oil or the even worse palm kernel oil. Smokers smoke a lot every day, people where i visited don't eat fried foods very often and they use a natural unprocessed non-hydrogenated palm oil. I agree that it isn't the best fat in the world, but I wouldn't compare this specific type of palm oil to smoking addiction. Would be nice if they could afford a healthier oil, but once a week is not gonna kill em like smoking everyday.

[gardini100]

@westislandkev sure i agree with once a week or some not gone do much harm ...but they use it in a lot of products even cheap "fake"cheese ...cockies .nachoes cakes .and so on ..so its hard to control the intake at times ...well im turning 40 soon so i guess im bit on the alert side when it comes to fat and oil :)

[LovelyLadyShow]

Yummo Babe!

[Lohaus7]

I made this last night. I had a tenderloin at home already, needed to buy some rice vinegar though, but hey, what can you do? It was excellent. The sauce was thick enough, no need for cornstarch, went well with rice. I might have put in too many chili's, but that's my deal. It was pretty good though, bottom line. That would be 13 recipes I have made of his and I've yet to be disappointed. I'd vote for you having your own Food Network show Chef John! I'm a believer.

[jasonme2u]

dole reminds me of hawaii

[popFlax]

I'd add plum sauce to that as well. always awesome :)

[Hemulen40]

Give me xtra evrything . + a gallon of malt liquor .

[Tasteslikeliberty]

This looks delicious! Any idea how many calories are in it?

[kplzsuspense]

I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS!!! i looked through your page but i don't think i saw tiramisu...please correct me if i'm wrong but if not then will you please please make tiramisu??? thank youu in advance!!!

[NSarge87]

Why don't you like cornstarch? That doesn't even make sense...

[picklellama48]

@NSarge87 the sauce would be too thick if he added cornstarch

[Kabukihomewood]

made it tonight, changed up the sauce just a touch by adding clove, lime juice, chili paste, and a few drops of stevia instead of brown sugar. I think the sugar would have helped to thicken it. Next time I will add some tomato paste. VERY delicious. The pineapple in brown butter I could just eat straight, maybe over baby greens? Served over toothy, medium grain white rice, just perfect! Thanks for another successful dish, CJ!

[na14beer]

Hey John can you make something with green chillis garlic and ginger my 3 favourite flavours.

[kyrastarsX3]

Thanks alot Chef John I'm now hungry

[CelestialHei]

what happened to 4:38?

[bowler180max]

This is healthy bacon!

[PerfectDawn]

i saw chef john post a video, so i ate before i watched it so i wouldnt want to kill myself cuzs i cant eat his fooddd

[TheGreenteawithmilk]

i love how your cooking tool of choice was a spoon.

[drivem42]

This is how i spend my breaks from a 10 page essay

[BeijingDudeInUS]

i hate sweet food:(

[Zyrog]

You guys are pretty stupid if you think you can eat pork that's undercooked. Ever heard of tapeworms? Pork is full of tapeworm cysts that only die at a certain temperature, it has nothing to do with bacteria. Enjoy your tapeworms.

[thepopester1987]

@Zyrog You are of course referring to Trichinosis. He said he cooked it to 140 F, which is about medium. At that temperature, the worm dies in about 1 minute (if it is even there). You could also use pork products that have been frozen for 2 days (this kills tapeworms, but not bacteria). Check out the Wikipedia article on it.

[vincemealfull]

@Zyrog I think you're pretty stupid if you think tapeworms live inside pork that is sold in the USA.

[KWalsh554]

@vincemealfull Your pretty stupid if you think the kind of pork most people eat in the US is raised in a healthy environment.

[popsugartvyum]

Yum! Swear we can smell it from here!

[msp663]

HEY, Chef John! YOU'VE GOTTA COOK THE PORK MORE!!!

[nuklear7]

@foodwishes - instead of rice vinegar, can you recommend something else? rice vinegar is harder to find than anticipated in my area.

[electronsaturn]

nomnomnom

[Darkruler796]

i love the theme song in the beginning of the video lol. its soo catchy! (:

[ndewhurst12]

I am so glad my suggestion didn't get lost in the sea of comments, Thanks !

[collegehumorrules]

"Police say that was really really delicious..." at 4:17

What in the name of Science is Google thinking with this "word recognition" technology...

[IdaBirkemose]

And there's only... endure!

[brastrap27]

Really? It got ENJOY wrong -_-

[catface135]

Chef John, where did the whole thing about making sure pork is cooked really well done originate from? I was always told that but found that medium really tastes better. I get the whole bacteria thing but we cook all our other meats rare!

[skwerleyz]

@catface135 the bacteria boogeyman. People think ANY raw meat is inherently contaminated with foul things. just like we think drinking tap water will kill you. it's silly, if you ask me

[gardini100]

@skwerleyz thats so true people who always plays it safe ..tend to become more sick often ...most bacteria dont kill you it makes you stronger if needed :)....its the defencive system that gets stronger

[KWalsh554]

@gardini100 It's called the immune system, not the "defencive" system. Jesus Christ! Public schools these days....

[gardini100]

@KWalsh554 jaja ..da har vi en lærer her også da ...søtt men of the topic ;)

[AwesomeBuddie]

HOLY FUCKIN SANTACLAUSE SHIT

[SophiaAndThePoe]

you should not use dole's stuff :(

[McPrfctday]

I tried to make this today... made a bit of a mess (presentation-wise) and a couple of changes - but seriously delicious! Thanks chef. Here's mine. /watch?v=-sWDMVH0J30

[GrandMasterPikachu]

Can you cook dragon meat now?

[bigrndahouse]

CHEF John Thanks so much for continuing your vodcasts. they are great!!!

[heavenlyjumper]

Even my husband loves you, Chef John! :D He says to me while I'm watching this "you're making this, right?" ...

[Juniorwazhomeless]

this looks great

[carly28158]

I really think this is so much like our hong kong stuff! "dai deep fain"! ahahaa

[XceSS47]

im so fucking hungry now

[tiffehmusic]

LOL "uh...bollocks five to six minutes per side"

[SkullFactory21]

YUUUUUUM

[Rosel13]

Please make vegetarian food

[devons1ck]

I often cooked Pineapple and Brown Sugar for friday night snacks, it's soooo goood. :)

[donyario]

fantastic!

[3brosRCSam]

and theres only......endure

HAHAHAHAHA

LOLOLOLOLOL

ROFL ROFL ROFL

[swirlypop123]

"i mixed up my socks somebody else had no idea what's in real sweet sour sauce"

HAHAHAH

[animeniac10gaara]

0:53 with "CC" on XD

Anyway, great video as always!

[BakaCookie]

Wonderful recipe. Looks really good.

Also, CC: I mixed up with my socks somebody else had no idea what's in real sweet sour sauce

Socks... lolwut?

[1ProGamer]

If I don't want to use ketchup, can you use self made tomato sause`?

[ronnin2011]

Though this cut of pork is safer than the rest cuts of pork there is a reason to cook it more.

And this is to destroy any bacteria and the strong antibiotics that especially american food is full of.

[Heemoproductions]

All i can say is OM NOM NOM NOM NOM

[songy2008]

Turn on CC and go to 1:05 HAHAH hilarious!

[chargerx31]

3:52 thats what she said

[chaklong]

@Lhouie27

food of me!!!

[jjcooljj]

"Police say that said that was really really delicious at the beginning trying so easy.."

LOL Wow, the CC is incredibly entertaining I must say.

Now I have to go watch this again to pay attention to what you were actually saying/doing.

I highly doubt the police had anything to do with this, hah.

[velvetulipemj]

Love this... I was looking for a recipe of pineapple chicken... think I'll use yours and do it with... well yes chicken instead of pork. :)

[aeee0]

this is chinese food

[thelettermanv]

My favourite from Youtube's audio transcriber for this video is: "Uh... Bollocks five to six minutes per side."

[LapisGarter]

There's not really an "authentic" sweet and sour sauce. Each restaurant does theirs differently. A sweet and sour sauce is basically a reduced mixture of of an acid and a sugar.

[PennyDreadfuI]

Not only does my boyfriend refuse to eat anything that he considers to be remotely "ethnic," he requires his meat to be as tough as shoe leather... As always, I'm going to have to make this for myself and roast his tenderloin with some potatoes. He was raised by a British mother in an Irish household. B-O-R-I-N-G.

[foodwishes]

@PennyDreadfuI You need a new boyfriend! 

[LANETOMOJE]

@PennyDreadfuI Well why don't you listen to the "genius" advice chef John gave you and leave you boyfriend because he eats his meat well prepared and not half alive,for F.'s sake!

[NightOfTheNinja]

@LANETOMOJE Because the relationship isnt based around what only he likes, and everybody has different tastes you fuckin troll, so go RaG3 on someone else's video.

[LANETOMOJE]

@NightOfTheNinja You are a f-ing troll. Bastard.

[quityojibbajabbaa]

@PennyDreadfuI kick him into touch you'll never be happy if you have to eat for one all the time

[kerberos623]

I don't really like pineapple. What's a good substitute for pineapple?

[megustaverlas]

@kerberos623 I usually don't like pineapple either, but I prefer when it's cooked. Not acidic at all.

[blinkblinkblinkkdd]

is that pork polytical republic? cuz thats what the CC says on 0:20!!

[sven619mysterio]

guys what would our lives be without chef John?

thumbs up if you really like cheff john's food and his sence of humor (y)

[chunky1x]

Dear John. I would suggest some sweet chili sauce because thats what in the Chinese sweet and sour sauce. Sorry I for got its Chinese name but you can make it on your own or buy bottle of it. Also you can find how to make it in youtube and fruit juices or pineapple(canned) can be added to it. Trust me you'll have a blast.

[Afiqster129]

can u make a chicken version of it??

[chunky1x]

@Afiqster129 You can user chicken breast or fish as a substitute.

[thesofakillers]

nice camera

[kenna1982]

Dear chef John,

I literally just locked myself up in my apartment doing absolutely nothing but eating and watching all 542 of your videos on youtube. In the hopes of becoming a better wife/chef while my husband in doing his predeployment training in CA. Thank you for not only posting them on YouTube, but on your website as well. I love reading and watching what you have to say. Your food always looks absolutely delightful, and youre humor reminds me of my stepdad. You guys are both so 'PUN'ny!

[zackboomer]

@kenna1982 that sounded so sad

[kenna1982]

@zackboomer You're right, I didn't mean for it to at all! lol I wanted to tell him that he's basically helping me out a TON! & that I love his recipes... totally didnt turn out that way, huh...? my bad!

[zackboomer]

@kenna1982 i guess only the first part sounded bad anyways lol. but yeah this guy is basically a god

[kenna1982]

@zackboomer Yes he is! I've seen some videos multiple times and learn something new each time! I'm not usually like that!

[laughordie72]

Your a Master of culinary delights yet, you appeal to the regular joe. I can't wait to what you make next! Keep up the great work Brother!

[mentholights]

interesting........but i still prefer the traditional sweet and sour pork~~~

[doom35Productions]

hey Chef John,

is it possible to make this with beef?

[zackboomer]

@doom35Productions no, it is impossible. try it i dare you