Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe
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This quick and easy sweet and sour pork recipe features tender pork tenderloin cubes, vibrant bell peppers, and juicy pineapple chunks tossed in a glossy, homemade sweet and sour sauce. Perfectly balanced with pantry staples like ketchup and brown sugar, this skillet dinner is a high-protein, takeout-style meal.
Ingredients
Instructions
Season the pork: Toss the pork with cornstarch, salt and pepper until it’s evenly coated. Set aside. Note 1
Make the sauce: Whisk together the reserved juice of the pineapple can and the remaining ingredients for the sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste and set aside.Note 2
Brown the pork: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the pork on all sides (careful, it can splatter.) Remove from the skillet and set aside. Note 3
Stir-fry the vegetables: Reduce the heat to just over medium. To the same skillet, add the onion and bell peppers. Stir-fry for 5-8 minutes,Note 4 or until the onion is translucent and the peppers have softened a little.Stir through the garlic and ginger and lightly season with salt and pepper.
Simmer everything in the sauce: Add the pork back to the skillet. Stir in the pineapple chunks and the sauce. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to just under medium.Cover and simmer for 6-10 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened, everything is cooked through to your liking and the sauce is starting to caramelize around the edges of the skillet. Note 5
Finish and serve:Check for seasoning, then serve hot over cooked rice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 serving (no rice, using 2lbs of pork)
- Calories
- 362 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 35 g
- Protein Content
- 33 g
- Fat Content
- 10 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 2 g
- Trans Fat Content
- 0.1 g
- Cholesterol Content
- 98 mg
- Sodium Content
- 267 mg
- Fiber Content
- 3 g
- Sugar Content
- 25 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 7 g
