Sweet-and-Sour Garlic Pork Dish

Name: Sweet-and-Sour Garlic Pork Dish
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Cuisine: Asian Dinners, Asian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2 tablespoons water; 3/4 pound boneless lean pork roast, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, undrained; 1/2 cup dark corn syrup; 1/3 cup white vinegar; 2 tablespoons ketchup; 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/2 cup chopped green pepper (1-inch pieces); Hot cooked rice, optional

“We like this as a quick meal when we’ve been gone all day,” Sharon Ryzner notes from Girard, Ohio. “Add more or less garlic to suit your taste.”

Ingredients

1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
3/4 pound boneless lean pork roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, undrained
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/3 cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup chopped green pepper (1-inch pieces)
Hot cooked rice, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; set aside. In a large skillet or wok, cook pork in oil until browned. Add the pineapple, corn syrup, vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
Add the green pepper; cook for 2 minutes. Stir the cornstarch mixture and stir into pork mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and green pepper is crisp-tender. Serve over rice if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 650 calories, 17g fat (4g saturated fat), 100mg cholesterol, 985mg sodium, 92g carbohydrate (47g sugars, 2g fiber), 37g protein.

Originally published as Quick Sweet and Sour Pork in Cooking for 2 Winter 2006

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Feb 13, 2010

I made this for company tonight and it was so quick and easy. The best sweet and sour pork recipe I have ever made. The only change I will make next time is to cut down on the vinegar. I doubled the recipe and think the vinegar should be cut down a wee bit. My company loved it too. Thanks
Kelli F.

Oct 26, 2008

I have made this several times now and I love it. I usually use leftover pork roast and sometimes add sliced carrots. So good!