Ham and Peppers Stir Fry With Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 cups diced cooked ham
- 2 tablespoons butter (Divided in thirds)
- 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks (don't drain) or (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits (don't drain)
- 1 medium onion, peeled cut in half and quartered
- 1 medium bell pepper, cored seeded, and cut in 1/2 inch strips (your favorite color)
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For the Sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2⁄3 cup chicken broth
- 1⁄3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar (or 1/3 cup granulated sugar with 1/2 tsp. molasses)
- 1⁄3 cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
directions
- Prepare the sauce by first stirring cornstarch with about 2 or 3 tbs.of the chicken broth in a small bowl.
- When the cornstarch is dissolved and smooth, stir in the remaining sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Brown ham in 1/3 of butter over moderately high heat in a skillet or wok until it begins to brown.
- Remove and set the ham aside.
- Melt another 1/3 of the butter in the skillet or wok and sauté the onions.
- When they start to soften and turn translucent, add the peppers and the final 1/3 of the butter.
- When the onions have somewhat browned, add the ham and the pineapple, juice and all.
- Stir the sauce until smooth again (since the cornstarch tends to settle) and pour into skillet or wok.
- Increase heat and stir until the sauce begins to bubble.
- Reduce heat and stir for a minute or two until the cornstarch is fully cooked; if too thick, thin with a little water or broth.
- Serve over steamed rice as soon as possible. I like to sprinkle some dried hot red pepper flakes over it; I love hot food and this gives the dish some zing!
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Reviews
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I really liked this recipe, although my husband hated it (what does he know)! It makes a really nice thick sauce, good over rice too. Next time I might reduce the amount of vinegar to 1/4 cup (my own personal taste), and cook the green peppers the same amount of time as the onions, as they were a little too crispy for me. This was really satisfying and filling though, a good way to use up leftovers.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
TommyGato
Austin, Texas
I'm a Texas native where we, like our culture and food are closer to the Mexican capital than to Washington, DC.
The Joy of Cooking and The Doubleday Cookbooks are my foundations in the kitchen.
Although I've always eaten meat without apology, I regret and oppose the conditions in which animals are often grown today. Please urge everyone (especially your butcher) to look for and buy the meat of animals given as much free range as possible.
A pet peeve is the waste of meat through spoilage and leftovers. If an animal lived and died mainly to feed you, please consume it.