Sweet & Sour Pork

Sweet & Sour Pork
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 305.4
  • Total Fat: 16.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 74.8 mg
  • Sodium: 615.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 17.8 g

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Introduction

The best way I could describe this is it looks like the kind you seen on buffets. Tastes better though, in my opinion. This pork recipe smells amazing and is really delicious! I hope you enjoy it :) The best way I could describe this is it looks like the kind you seen on buffets. Tastes better though, in my opinion. This pork recipe smells amazing and is really delicious! I hope you enjoy it :)
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 lb. bonless, lean pork cut into bite-size pieces
    1 egg
    2 Tbsp. flour
    1/2 tsp. salt
    1/8 tsp. pepper
    2 1/2 Tbsp. soy sauce
    1/4 cup vinegar
    cooked Chinese noodles or cooked rice
    3 Tbsp. oil
    2 green bell peppers
    1/2 cup pineapple chunks
    2 1/2 Tbsp. cornstarch
    1/4 cup sugar
    1/2 cup pineapple juice

Tips

The pork mixes better with rice than with pasta.


Directions

1. Beat together the egg, flour, salt and pepper.
2. Coat the pork pieces in this mixture and brown in the oil.
3. Reduce heat, cover and cook the pork slowly for 20-30 minutes.
4. Cut up the peppers, then boil in water for 1 minute and drain them.
5. Add the peppers and pineapple to the pork, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.
6. Stir together the cornstarch, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and pineapple juice. Cook this mixture until it becomes think and 'clear' (when clear it will very sticky and a dark brown color)
7. Poor this mixture onto the pork, stir and let simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
Optional: Serve over rice or noodles.

Serving Size: This recipe serves 3-4 people, more if you add rice or pasta.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SIBERIANCLOVER.