Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe

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Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) DOLE® Pineapple Chunks in 100% Pineapple Juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound boneless pork loin, cut into thin strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 medium carrots, sliced thin
1 medium onion, cut into wedges
1 medium green or sweet red pepper, thinly sliced
2 cups fresh snow peas, trimmed
Hot cooked rice, optional

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving 3 tablespoons pineapple juice. Set pineapple and juice aside. Combine the cornstarch, water, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper flakes and reserved pineapple juice until blended; set aside.
In a skillet or wok, heat oil over medium-high heat. Stir-fry pork until no longer pink. Add garlic and ginger; cook for 1 minute. Add carrots and onion; stir-fry for 3 minutes or until tender. Add the pepper, snow peas and reserved pineapple. Stir reserved soy sauce mixture. Add to the pan. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1/4 recipe equals 335 calories, 16 g fat (0 saturated fat), 60 mg cholesterol, 232 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 21 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 meat, 1-1/2 vegetable, 1-1/2 fruit, 1 fat.

Originally published as Sweet and Sour Pork in Taste of Home's Down-Home Diabetic Cookbook Annual 1995, p185