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Sweet and sour pork on a bed of rice
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Sweet and Sour Pork

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.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 3
Calories: 584kcal

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

Instructions

  • To make the sauce, mix the cornflour with a tablespoon of pineapple juice and mix well to get a runny paste.
  • Add the rest of the pineapple juice, ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar, and soy sauce, and mix well.
  • Heat up the oil in a large pan.
  • Peel and chop the onion, and fry until golden.
  • Add the chopped peppers, and give it a good stir, then leave to cook for 2-3 minutes to soften slightly.
  • Add the cubed pork and sauce, and stir again.
  • Leave it to simmer for 4-5 minutes for the sauce to thicken and coat the pork and veggies well.
  • Add the cubed pineapples, give it a stir, then remove from the heat.
  • Serve on a bed of rice with fresh parsley.

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Nutrition

Calories: 584kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 903mg | Potassium: 882mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 1524IU | Vitamin C: 105mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3mg