Sweet and Sour Pork

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Ready In:
2hrs
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Slice the pork into 2 inch by 1/2-inch strips.
  • Melt the shortening in a large frying pan or skillet over medium heat.
  • Add pork and cook, stirring constantly, until pork browns.
  • Add water, bouillon cubes and 1/2-teaspoon salt.
  • Mix well and cover; simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine brown sugar and cornstarch.
  • Stir in reserved pineapple juice, soy sauce, vinegar and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
  • Add sauce-cooked pork; mix well.
  • Stir in pineapple, green pepper and onion.
  • Cook over low heat until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. Oh, how I hate to write negative reviews, but for some reason, this recipe just did not work out for me. I followed the recipe to the letter, except I added a few sliced carrots to the onion and pepper, and used apple cider vinegar and a bit more than was called for. I browned the pork in my Dutch Oven, added the water and bouillon cubes, covered it, then set in a 350-degree oven to braise for an hour. I then added the sauce and all the vegies and pineapple, and let it go in the oven for another 20 minutes, and when I went to taste it, I was sorely disappointed. Even the extra tablespoon of cornstarch I added to the sauce did not give it the body it needed, and the flavor was bland. I tried adding more salt, even strainin out the sauce and reducing it down, but nothing worked. So, I'm exactly where I was before, knowing I love sweet and sour pork and not knowing how to make it yet. Sorry. I am willing to take suggestions as to what I did wrong, but for now, this is as good as I can make this recipe work.
     
  2. We really liked this. I ended up cooking mine a little too long and it was too dry but the flavor was still excellent! I ended up using only 1.5 cans of the pineapple itself, but the juice from all 3 - seemed like pineapple overkill otherwise. I also did not have green peppers or onions on hand but used red peppers and dehydrated onion flakes and it was still delicious! Bonus: My local grocery store sells pre-sliced pork for stir fry that worked perfectly and took out a large portion of the work.
     
  3. Kimmie, Excellent recipe! Didn't have any pork so I used chicken breasts cut up. We really enjoyed it. Had it on Chow Mein noodles. Terrific. Looking forward to it with pork. Thanks. Dottie5
     
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