Sweet & sour pork

Name: Sweet & sour pork
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tbsp cornflour; 425g can pineapple chunks in juice, drained & juice reserved; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 3cm piece ginger, grated; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1tbsp light brown soft sugar; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 3 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 500g pork fillet, thinly sliced; 1 red pepper cut into chunks; 1 green pepper, cut into chunks; 1 small red onion, cut into wedges; 1 red chilli, thickly sliced; rice, sesame seeds to serve

3 steps

Prep:15minCook:15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:02:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories328.6 kcal (16%)

Total Fat8.3 g (12%)

Carbs35.6 g (14%)

Sugars23.7 g (26%)

Protein28.4 g (57%)

Sodium409.7 mg (20%)

Fiber3 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 Tbspcornflour

425gcan pineapple chunks in juice

drained & juice reserved

2garlic cloves

sliced

3 c mginger

piece, grated

1 Tbspsoy sauce

1 Tbsplight brown soft sugar

2 Tbspwhite wine vinegar

3 Tbsptomato ketchup

1 Tbspvegetable oil

500gpork fillet

small, cut into wedges

Instructions

Step 1

Mix the cornflour with a little of the reserved pineapple juice in a bowl until dissolved, then add the remaining juice along with the garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and ketchup. Tip the mixture into a small saucepan and gently simmer for 5 mins.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok over a high heat. Add the pork or chicken and stir-fry for 1-3 mins (depending on the meat) until cooked, then transfer to a plate. Put the pan back over the heat and add the peppers, onion and chilli and stir-fry for 2 mins

Step 3

Add the pork back to the pan with the sauce and pineapple chunks and bring to a simmer. When the meat has warmed through, divide between plates and serve sprinkled with the sesame seeds.