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Sweet and Sour Pork

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This sweet and sour pork is made with pork loin, pineapple, light soy sauce, vinegar, onion, green pepper and red pepper, and rice.

Ingredients:

  • 1 large can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 pounds boneless pork loin, trimmed, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 large onion, cut in chunks
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, cut in chunks
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, cut in chunks
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • hot cooked rice

Preparation:

Drain juice from pineapple; pour juice in a Dutch oven. Add vinegar, soy sauce, salt, ginger, and 1/2 cup water; stir until smooth. Add pork and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until meat is tender. Add onion, green pepper, red pepper, and pineapple chunks. Simmer 10 minutes longer, or until onion and peppers are just tender. Put cornstarch in a cup and stir in 3 tablespoons water. Stir into pork and juices; heat to boiling, reduce heat, and simmer the sweet and sour pork for 1 minute. Serve sweet and sour pork with rice.
Sweet and sour pork recipe serves 4 to 6.

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Very yummySeptember 20, 2009By jax1026
"The recipe turned out great, my husband really enjoyed it. The only change I would make is a little more spice, I'm going to add 1/8 teaspoon of chili flakes to the recipe at the beginning to add just a bit of a bite! Thanks for a yummy dinner!"

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