Most people think of Sweet and Sour dish with either chicken or pork. Have you ever tried it with BEEF? Koreans have made this famous Chinese originated dish 탕수육, Tangsuyook (糖醋肉) into something unique and different. The choice of beef, instead of chicken or pork, coated with the crispy batter makes your ordinary sweet and sour into something extra ordinary, and you will soon think beef CAN go with sweet and sour. This particular recipe is called 소고기 찹쌀 탕수육 (sogogi chapssal tangsuyook), which means it is made with beef and sweet rice flour. The addition of sweet rice flour, aka glutenous rice flour, makes the batter not only crispy but subtly chewy that is so pleasant.

I have tried this sweet and sour beef numerous times in Korea. Interestingly the best sweet and sour beef I had was in Hawaii, though. When I visited my sister who lives in Aiea, Hawaii a few years ago, she took me to one of her favorite place for Tangsuyook. I wish I can remember the name of that place. It was a teeny-tiny Korean style Chinese restaurant located right behind one of the building full of Korean shops. Boy, was it good or what? Since then, I was converted to sweet and sour WITH BEEF! Hope you try this variation. You might prefer this over your ordinary sweet and sour pork (or chicken).