Chinese Take-Out Sweet and Sour Pineapple Pork

"Battered bite-size pork in a delicious sweet and sour sauce --- this is very good!"
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
16
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a bowl whisk together eggs, salt and 1/2 cup cornstarch, flour, garlic powder (if using) and 1/2 cup chicken stock.
  • Add in the pork cubes; toss to coat completely with batter.
  • Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Place the coated cubes into the oil (working in batches) cook about 4-5 minutes or until pork is done; remove with a slotted spoon or strainer to drain.
  • Pour off any excess oil leaving just a small amount.
  • Saute the green pepper, garlic and carrots until just crisp-tender.
  • Add in the pineapple chunks and juice, the remaining 1 cup of chicken broth and vinegar.
  • In a small cup dissolve the 2 tablespoons cornstarch in 2 tablespoons cold water, then add to the sauce along with soy sauce; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly (about 1 minute).
  • You can place the pork back in the wok to coat and heat in the sauce, or place the pork on a dish and pour the sauce over top, or serve the sauce on the side, the choice is up to you.
  • Serve with cooked rice.

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Reviews

  1. Yum yum! To save a few calories (and because I'm lazy) I didn't batter the pork, just sauteed it with a little seasoning. I also used a bag of pre-mixed veggies I found in my freezer. Even making this the lazy way, it was delicious! It got my 4, 2, and 1 year old kids to eat their veggies! The sauce is just awesome-- definitely a keeper.
     
  2. this was really great... VERY much like take out - and super easy to prepare. i didn't have any cornstarch so i doubled the amounts of flour in both instances which worked just fine (im not sure what the difference might have been - so im not sure if i missed out on some extra awesomeness). i also didn't have any wine vinegar so i subbed some apple vinegar (also fine). this is definitely more on the sour side of sweet and sour (which we prefer) - people wanting a sweeter sauce should definitely opt for sweetened pineapple (i used unsweetened). i cut my pork into long thin strips instead of cubes because thats the way my favorite take out place does it. once the sauce was done i mixed the pork back in to coat it with the sauce... and served it with garlic rice. thanks so much for this recipe (i wish i had taken a picture but we devoured the whole thing before i had a chance)
     
  3. This just wasn't as flavorful as I'd hoped. I added some soy sauce to the leftovers and this improved the taste. Sorry, but it wasn't the hit I'd hoped for.
     
  4. I prepared this recipe for my family last week and they loved it...Thank you!
     
  5. We had this for dinner last night. It is very, very good. I used pork loin, trimmed of all fat and grissle. The pork was so tender. I did make half a recipe and it was much better than what we can get at the local Chinese restaurant. A definite keeper!!
     
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