Smucker's Apricot Sweet and Sour Pork

Submitted by the_cookie_lady

"This came from the Smucker's website. I love using preserves instead of fresh fruit when I can get away with it. It is just easier and cheaper for me :) I haven't tried it yet, but I fully intend to the next time I'm feeling a bit porky! Prep and cook times are a guess because the website doesn't really specify."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 1⁄2 lbs lean pork, cut in 1-inch cubes
• 1⁄2 cup cider vinegar
• 1 cup apricot preserves
• 1 quart chicken broth
• 3 green peppers, cut in 1-inch chunks
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water

directions

1. Heat oil and sauté garlic.
2. add pork and stir-fry until pork is lightly browned.
3. Add vinegar, preserves, and chicken broth.
4. Cover tightly and simmer until pork is tender
5. Add peppers and pineapple.
6. Simmer till peppers are tender-crisp (10 minutes).
7. Stir cornstarch into water.
8. Gradually add to pork, and stir until thickened.
9. Serve spooned over rice.

Reviews

[vixter39]

I should have been warned when the submitter said she/he hadn't tried this recipe. I've tried to watch for that in the past and failed this time. I had printed this out for my husband to cook up and he follows recipes exactly. An experienced cook would have known better with the following: There is something wrong with the proportions here. First of all-1/4 cup oil is at least twice as much as is needed to fry up the veggies and meat. The soup (I'll get to that in a minute) was floating with oil. Then 1 QUART of chicken broth was at least 3 cups too much. We took out at least 3 cups in order to even slightly thicken what was left. 1 teaspoon of corn starch times 6 might be more accurate as 1 teaspoon didn't make a dent in the thickening process of the liquid still in our pan. As for the taste-It actually tasted pretty good after I added about a tablespoon of soy sauce to the batch. I would also use pineapple tidbits to reduce all the big bites. We added some home grown chopped tomatoes to garnish it and some honey roasted peanuts because we didn't have any sliced almonds which would have been better. Or you could put some Chinese noodles on top for a bit of crunch. I tried to find this recipe on the Smacker's website to see if the proportions were really what this called for but couldn't find it. I will try a proven recipe next time.

 

[anme7039]

This was excellent! I LOVED this sauce!!! I scaled it down by 1/4 and used left over cooked cubed pork chops, also I used sugar free preserves and it tasted just fine with those changes. Left out the peppers for my mom since she hates them, but kept them in for me but did not cook them for the ten minutes since I like my peppers very crisp, almost raw, in my dishs. Great meal!