Stir-Fried Pork and Snow Peas With Sweet and Sour Sauce

American's Test Kitchen

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  lb  pork tenderloin, cut into thin strips
• 2  teaspoons soy sauce
• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  red onion, sliced thin (1 cup)
• 6  ounces snow peas, strings removed
• 1 (20 ounce) can  diced pineapple, drained
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  tablespoon  grated fresh ginger

• Sweet and Sour Sauce

• 6  tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 6  tablespoons  orange juice
• 6  tablespoons sugar
• 3  tablespoons ketchup
• 1  teaspoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Make stir-fry sauce: combine ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
2. Toss the pork with the soy sauce.
3. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat until just smoking.
4. Add in pork and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up clumps, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes; transfer pork to a clean bowl.
5. Add 1 more tablespoon oil to the pan and return to high heat until shimmering.
6. Add in onion and snow peas; cook/stir until softened, about 3 minutes.
7. Add in pineapple and cook until warmed through.
8. Clear center of pan and add remaining 1 teaspoon oil, garlic, and ginger; cook, mashing garlic mixture into pan with back of spatula, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
9. Stir in cooked pork; whisk sauce to recombine, add it to the pan, and bring to a simmer.
10. Cook until sauce thickens, 1-2 minutes; serve immediately.