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Sweet and Sour Pork
Sweet and Sour Pork is a classic on any Chinese restaurant menu and is so easy and quick to recreate at home. The secret to this recipe is in the sweet and tangy sauce.
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
Chinese
Prep Time
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
49
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Calories
246
kcal
Author
Leigh Anne Wilkes
Ingredients
1
lb.
pork tenderloin or pork chop
cubed
1/4
cups
cornstarch
3
Tbsp
sesame oil
divided
1
20 oz.
pineapple chunks
drained and reserved
2
Tbsp
soy sauce
1
red bell pepper
chopped
1
green bell pepper
chopped
4
green onions
sliced
1/2
cup
hoisin sauce
1/2
Tbsp
Asian chili garlic sauce
1
Tbsp.
sesame seeds
toasted
Instructions
Coat pork in cornstarch.
Heat 2 Tbsp of oil in wok or frying pan over medium heat and cook pork in batches until browned. Remove pork and set aside.
Drain pineapple and reserve 1/4 cup of juice.
Add the juice and the soy sauce to the pan and stir to loosen up the browned pieces on the bottom of the pan.
Add remaining oil and stir fry pineapple, peppers and green onions for about five minutes or until the peppers are tender but just crisp.
Add together the hoisin sauce and chili garlic sauce and add to pan.
Add pork back in and stir for about 5 minutes.
Serve over hot rice. I prefer jasmine or basmati.
Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
Nutrition
Calories:
246
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
29
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
14
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
1
mg
|
Sodium:
931
mg
|
Potassium:
221
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
12
g
|
Vitamin A:
1161
IU
|
Vitamin C:
64
mg
|
Calcium:
59
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg