Light and Crunchy Pork and Lotus Root Fritters with Spicy Sweet-and-Sour Sauce

• 150 to 180 grams Lotus root
• 200 grams Thinly sliced and coarsely chopped pork
• 4 tbsp Katakuriko
• 1 dash Salt and pepper
• 1 tsp Sake
• 1/3 tsp Grated ginger
• 1 Egg white
• 1 tsp Sesame oil
• 1 Vegetable oil
• 2 tbsp Water
• 3 tbsp Sake
• 2 tbsp Mirin
• 1 tsp Chicken soup stock granules
• 1 tsp Katakuriko
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Vinegar
• 2 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tbsp Ketchup
• 1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon Doubanjiang (optional)
• 1 tsp Sesame oil

1. Peel and slice the lotus root and quarter.
2. Soak in water, then drain well.
3. Cut the pork into 1 cm pieces.
4. Rub in the ingredients to season the pork, let rest for 15 minutes, then coat in 1 tablespoon of katakuriko.
5. Mix well.
6. Combine all the sweet-and-sour sauce ingredients.
7. Add katakuriko dissolved in water first, so that it doesn't form lumps.
8. Coat the well-drained lotus root pieces with the remaining 3 tablespoons of katakuriko.
9. Add the pork from Step 2 and mix together well with your hands.
10. Form the mixture from Step 4 into bite-sized pieces, and deep fry in 360F/180C oil for 3-4 minutes.
11. They're done when they float to the surface and the pork is golden brown.
12. Mix the sauce from Step 3 well and put into a pan.
13. Bring to a boil over high heat, and combine with the lotus root fritters.
14. Drizzle on the sesame oil to finish.
15. They look like this inside The contrasting textures of the lotus root and pork are so fun in these fritters!

lotus root, pork, katakuriko, salt, sake, ginger, egg, sesame oil, vegetable oil, water, sake, mirin, chicken soup stock granules, katakuriko, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, sesame oil

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/169037-light-and-crunchy-pork-and-lotus-root-fritters-with-spicy-sweet-and-sour-sauce (may not work)