How to make Sweet and Sour Pork

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The Best Ever restaurant-style Sweet and Sour Pork made at home! This quick and easy popular Chinese restaurant dish goes from prep to plate in 30 minutes.

Author: Donna Elick

Servings: - 6

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Ingredients

1 pound pork loin cut into 1/2” pieces
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
1 large egg beaten
1/4 cup corn starch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 bell peppers red and yellow, cut into ½ inch pieces
2 scallions cut into 1/2 inch pieces
3 cup snow peas
8 ounce can pineapple chunks packed in juice (reserve juice for sauce)

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1 cup water
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup ketchup
2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
pineapple juice * (from can of chunks)
1/2` teaspoon salt
1/4 cup corn starch
1/2 cup water

Instructions

To Prepare Rice: In a medium sauce pan over high heat bring water to a boil. Add rice and scallions, stir once. Cover and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove cover, fluff with a fork and set aside.
To Prepare Sauce: In a small bowl whisk ¼ cup corn starch and ¼ cup water until combined. Set aside. In a large saucepan, over medium high heat, combine remaining sauce ingredients. Bring sauce to a gentle boil, cook one minute. Add corn starch mixture and cook until thick and shiny. Remove from heat. Cover to keep warm.
To Prepare Pork and Veggies: In a gallon size resealable plastic bag combine sugar, soy sauce and egg. Add pork to mixture. Massage pork and mixture to combine. Add corn starch, salt and pepper into bag with pork and seal bag. Toss to coat.
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat.
Carefully, add pork to skillet in a single layer and allow to brown (about 2-3 minutes per side). Turn once. Remove pork with a slotted spoon and transfer to sauce. Add vegetables and pineapple to hot skillet. Cook 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

*8 ounce can of pineapple chunks packed in pineapple juice, divided (juice goes into sauce, chunks go in veggie mix)

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