Sweet And Sour Stir Fry Recipes

Chicken & vegetables in a sweet & sour flavor.

Printed with permission from the American Institute for Cancer Research

I got this recipe from my Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. I just finished making this for myself and my boyfriend (a picky eater mind you), his remarks "That was really good! Filling too!!

This is my basic Sweet & Sour stir-fry recipe. I cook this for us fairly often but it is also very versatile and can be easily altered to suit your particular needs or taste. If you like the sauce sharper add more vinegar, if you like it sweeter add more sugar. This recipe is low-sodium, but if you would prefer, you may use regular ketchup and add salt or soy sauce to your taste.

Big Batch Variation: I often do a variation of this recipe in a large batch for family get-togethers. When I’m cooking this for a lot of people I usually cook my sauce first in a big heavy stewpot or dutch oven on the stove. The only difference in the sauce for the big batch is that I add a can of low sodium chicken broth (or homemade) and double the rest of the sauce ingredients, especially the cornstarch, to thicken the extra liquid. I leave the sauce on low in the stew-pot and fry each ingredient separately in my frying pan, adding each one to the stew-pot as I go. I start with the meat until it’s completely cooked and golden brown, then move on through each of the vegetables until everything is cooked and warming in the big pan. I usually do dense vegetables first and delicate ones last to keep the latter from getting overly abused and over done.

Substitutions: You may substitute chicken or even meat-balls made with ground beef or turkey for the pork. If using meatballs cook them separately ahead of time and add them to the vegetables with the pineapple chunks until everything is evenly hot. Preheat the meatballs in the microwave or oven if necessary. I have often done a super sweet version of sweet & sour meatballs for cocktail parties, but it’s not healthy enough for an every-day meal. (You use a little more ketchup and vinegar, and a lot more sugar until the sauce is almost a glaze or syrup.) You may substitute green onions for the regular onions but they cook quicker so add them after the green peppers have had a chance to cook a bit.

Additions: Other additions that work well with this recipe include broccoli, celery, bok choy, zucchini, other sweet peppers, mushrooms, cashews or peanuts. If you add nuts they should be stir-fried too along with the other vegetables to improve their texture.

EASY WEEKNIGHT MEAL

(source: Everyday Food Magazine - Jan/Feb. 2009)

This is a nice sweet 'n' sour stir-fry I thought I'd share, since I just made it and it turned out to be delicious! It utilizes seitan as a protein source, which you can get in most health food stores. Seitan is made of wheat and has somewhat the consistency of chicken, but is vegetarian.

We love this quick and easy meal

Made for one or two

great veggie meal that you can add/subtract any veggies you like.

Stir Fry

This recipe is so easy and so very delicious, sometimes I think I could eat it everyday and don't know how it can be so good for me. It freezes and reheats beautifully.

A great way to use leftover pork tenderloin roast!

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20 oz can pinneapple in juice

really yummy

From www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

This is very good and filling.

Sweet & Sour Chicken Stir-Fry - cauliflower, snow peas and carrots

I found this recipe in "500 Best Healthy Recipes" and it was excellent. Very nice combinations of flavours.

Chicken stir fry with rice, veggies, and General Tso sauce.