Sweet and Sour Pork Mince Stir-fry

Name: Sweet and Sour Pork Mince Stir-fry
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 225g can pineapple pieces in natural juice; 2 long red chillies; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 500g extra lean pork mince (see note); 3cm piece fresh ginger, finely grated; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 carrot, thinly sliced; 1 green capsicum, roughly chopped; 2 tsp cornflour; 1/4 cup caster sugar; 1/4 cup white wine vinegar; 1/4 cup oyster sauce; 2 tbsp tomato sauce; 2 tbsp salt-reduced soy sauce; 1/4 small iceberg lettuce, coarsely shredded; 4 cups steamed basmati rice; 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves

5 steps

Prep:30minCook:15min

Tangy pineapple pieces and fresh chilli pack a punch in this easy sweet and sour pork mince stir-fry.

Updated at: Sat, 09 Sep 2023 02:49:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories882.7 kcal (44%)

Total Fat9.9 g (14%)

Carbs156.1 g (60%)

Sugars24.2 g (27%)

Protein39.8 g (80%)

Sodium829.2 mg (41%)

Fiber4.1 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

225gpineapple pieces in natural juice

can

2long red chillies

1 Tbspvegetable oil

500gextra lean pork mince

fresh ginger

3 cm piece, finely grated

2 tspcornflour

¼ cupcaster sugar

¼ cupwhite wine vinegar

¼ cupoyster sauce

2 Tbsptomato sauce

2 Tbspsalt-reduced soy sauce

0.25iceberg lettuce

small, coarsely shredded

4 cupsbasmati rice

steamed

¼ cupfresh coriander leaves

Instructions

Step 1

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Finely chop 1 chilli.

Step 2

Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Stir-fry mince, breaking up lumps with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until browned. Add ginger, garlic and chopped chilli. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add carrot and capsicum. Stir-fry for 3 minutes or until softened.

Step 3

Meanwhile, blend cornflour with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Combine reserved pineapple juice, sugar, vinegar, oyster sauce, tomato sauce and soy sauce in a separate small bowl.

Step 4

Add soy sauce mixture to mince mixture. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until mince is coated. Add cornflour mixture. Stir-fry for 2 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens. Remove from heat. Add pineapple and lettuce. Toss to combine. Slice remaining chilli. Serve pork mixture on rice. Sprinkle with coriander and sliced chilli.