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Sweet and sour pork

This simple, healthy recipe tastes great and makes it easy to feed the family without a visit to the local takeaway!

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.3
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ tablespoon sesame oil
    • 350g lean pork schnitzel or steaks, thinly sliced
    • 1 red capsicum, cut in chunks
    • 1 onion, coarsely chopped
    • 1 carrot, scrubbed, thinly sliced
    • 440g can pineapple pieces in juice
    • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
    • 1 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce
    • 1 ½ tablespoons white vinegar
    • 1 ½ tablespoons tomato sauce*
    • 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
    • 1 tablespoon cornflour*
    •  4 cups cooked rice, to serve
    • *NOTE: Ingredients with an asterisk (*) indicate that although this ingredient is usually gluten-free, it’s wise to check the label to be sure as product ingredients can vary and formulations can change.
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat oil in a wok over a high heat. Add pork. Stir-fry until lightly browned. Add capsicum, onion and carrot. Stir-fry for 5 minutes.

    2 Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice. To wok add ginger, reserved pineapple juice, soy sauce, vinegar, tomato sauce and brown sugar. Stir. Cover and simmer for 5-10 minutes, stirring, until vegetables are tender.

    3 Dissolve cornflour in water. Stir into sauce. Add pineapple pieces. Bring to the boil then reduce heat. Serve immediately with rice.

    HFG tip

    • For the best texture, cook lean pork over a medium heat.
    • Lean pork is as lean as skinless chicken. It’s a good source of protein, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, riboflavin, zinc and omega-3.

    One comment on Sweet and sour pork

    1. Lynne Chadwick-Cook October 10, 2021 at 6:39 pm #

      This was yummy and easy not two star at least a four but a tap on the wrong rating and gone.

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