Sweet & Sour Pork

Name: Sweet & Sour Pork
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: Asian Appetizers, Asian Dinners
Ingredients: 1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks; 1/3 cup water; 1/3 cup cider vinegar; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 pound pork tenderloin, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon paprika; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 1 medium green pepper, thinly sliced; 1 small onion, thinly sliced; 2 cups hot cooked brown rice

My grandmother made this for me on Valentine's Day when I was a child. Now I make it for my children on Valentine's. I usually make brown rice or rice noodles and add thinly sliced Bok Choy to up the vegetable intake. I've never had leftovers. —Barbara Hinterberger, Buffalo, New York

Ingredients

1 can (20 ounces) unsweetened pineapple chunks
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound pork tenderloin, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 medium green pepper, thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced
2 cups hot cooked brown rice

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving 2/3 cup juice; set pineapple aside. In a small bowl, mix water, vinegar, brown sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and reserved pineapple juice until smooth; set aside.
Sprinkle pork with paprika. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, brown pork in oil.
Stir cornstarch mixture and add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1 minute or until thickened. Add green pepper, onion and pineapple. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 6-8 minutes or until pork is tender. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/4 cups pork mixture with 1/2 cup cooked rice: 428 calories, 9g fat (2g saturated fat), 63mg cholesterol, 519mg sodium, 61g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 4g fiber), 26g protein.