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    Sweet and Sour Pork

    Published: Feb 19, 2022 · Modified: Feb 19, 2022 by Daniela Apostol · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    An easy Sweet and Sour Pork recipe made with leftover roast pork, pineapples and peppers in a delicious sweet and sour sauce made from scratch with a few simple ingredients. It's a quick dish ready in less than 15 minutes, which makes it ideal as a homemade midweek meal.

    A white plate with sweet and sour pork over a bed of rice

    Chinese food must be one of the most popular take-away options, and the choices are endless. And sweet and sour dishes remain the absolutely favourite when it comes to a good meal. Whether you go for sweet and sour chicken or pork, you know you are in for a treat.

    But making your own fake-away at home is a lot simpler than you'd think. Especially if you have some good leftovers from your Roast Pork with Crackling. We absolutely love Sunday roasts, and leftovers are never thrown away, but turned into delicious dishes that make Mondays as exciting.

    This sweet and sour with leftover pork is super easy to make. Since the meat is cooked already, all we need to worry about is the sauce and the veggies. And that's the easy bit.

    A pan with sweet and sour pork

    HOW TO MAKE SWEET AND SOUR PORK

    the sweet and sour sauce

    Start by making the sauce, the dish comes together very quickly, and it's better to have everything prepped and ready to be cooked.

    • in a bowl, add the cornflour (corn starch) with a tablespoon of pineapple juice
    • mix well to get a runny paste, then add the soy sauce, cider vinegar, ketchup, sugar and the remaining pineapple juice
    • mix again
    Collage of 3 photos to show how to make sweet and sour sauce

    HOW TO PUT THE DISH TOGETHER

    • heat up the oil in a large pan
    • add the chopped onion and fry until golden
    • in go the chopped peppers and garlic, and give it a good stir
    • leave to cook for 2-3 minutes for the peppers to soften slightly
    • add the cubed pork and sauce, and leave it to simmer for 5 minutes or so for the pork and veggies to coat well in the sauce
    • add the pineapples and give everything a stir
    • serve hot on a bed of rice or with noodles
    Collage of 5 photos to show how to make sweet and sour pork

    EASY SWAPS

    This sweet and sour pork stir fry is a fantastic midweek meal for the whole family. And a lot cheaper and quicker to put together than any take-out.

    You can make the sweet and sour pork without pineapple too, I have this delicious sweet and sour sauce that I used for my sweet and sour chicken recipe, and that uses only ketchup, vinegar and brown sugar to get that unmistakable taste.

    Leftover pork can be replaced with leftover chicken or beef. If you use raw pork rather than already cooked, you can follow my version of sweet and sour chicken in the link above to cook it the same way, the cooking time shouldn't be much different.

    If you want to up the nutritional value, add any other veggies that can be stir fried fast: greens, carrots cut julienne, baby corn, celery or pak choi. Do give it a go, it's absolutely delicious!

    Close-up shoot of sweet and sour pork over a bed of rice

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    Sweet and sour pork on a bed of rice
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    Sweet and Sour Pork
    Prep Time
    5 mins
    Cook Time
    10 mins
    Total Time
    15 mins
     

    An easy Sweet and Sour Pork recipe made with leftover roast pork, pineapples and peppers in a delicious sweet and sour sauce made from scratch with a few simple ingredients. It's a quick dish ready in less than 15 minutes, which makes it ideal as a homemade midweek meal.

    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Keyword: leftover roast pork recipes
    Servings: 3
    Calories: 584 kcal
    Author: Daniela Apostol
    Ingredients
    For the sweet and sour sauce
    • 1 tablespoon cornflour (corn starch)
    • 125 ml pineapple juice from a tin (400 g pineapple tin 13 oz)
    • 2 tablespoon soy sauce
    • 3 tablespoon ketchup
    • 2 tablespoon cider vinegar
    • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
    To assemble
    • 2 cups cubed leftover pork
    • ½ red pepper
    • ½ yellow pepper
    • ½ green pepper
    • 1 onion
    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • 1 cup cubed pineapples
    • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley
    Metric - US Customary
    Instructions
    1. To make the sauce, mix the cornflour with a tablespoon of pineapple juice and mix well to get a runny paste.

    2. Add the rest of the pineapple juice, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, and soy sauce, and mix well.

    3. Heat up the oil in a large pan.

    4. Peel and chop the onion, and fry until golden.

    5. Add the chopped peppers, and give it a good stir, then leave to cook for 2-3 minutes to soften slightly.

    6. Add the cubed pork and sauce, and stir again.

    7. Leave it to simmer for 4-5 minutes for the sauce to thicken and coat the pork and veggies well.

    8. Add the cubed pineapples, give it a stir, then remove from the heat.

    9. Serve on a bed of rice with fresh parsley.

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    Nutrition Facts
    Sweet and Sour Pork
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 584 Calories from Fat 306
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 34g52%
    Saturated Fat 12g60%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
    Monounsaturated Fat 15g
    Cholesterol 114mg38%
    Sodium 903mg38%
    Potassium 882mg25%
    Carbohydrates 40g13%
    Fiber 3g12%
    Sugar 30g33%
    Protein 30g60%
    Vitamin A 1524IU30%
    Vitamin C 105mg127%
    Calcium 68mg7%
    Iron 3mg17%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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