Sweet & Sour Pork
9
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 5 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 45 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Forget the takeout menu! Our take on this classic restaurant favorite is lighter, but just as delicious. This dish is also great for meal-prepping because the recipe makes enough for six servings. So you can make a big batch of rice, set it up in multiple containers, and add this sweet pork/veggie combination on top for amazing lunches during the week. And here's a trick for the preparation process: Keep the pork slightly frozen so it’s easier to slice into thin strips.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Uncooked lean pork tenderloin
1½ pound(s)
Canned pineapple packed in juice
15 oz
Mineral water
½ fl oz
Rice wine vinegar
⅓ cup(s)
Packed brown sugar
¼ cup(s)
Cornstarch
2 Tbsp
Table salt
½ tsp
Less sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp
Green bell pepper
2 medium
Onion
1 small
Cooked long grain brown rice
3 cup(s)
Instructions
1
Heat a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.
2
Add pork and cook until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes; remove from skillet and set aside. Drain any remaining fat from skillet.
3
Drain pineapple chunks, reserving juice; set aside.
4
Combine water, vinegar, sugar, cornstarch, salt, soy sauce and reserved pineapple juice in a small bowl; add to skillet and cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Add pork; cook covered over low heat until meat is tender, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
5
Add peppers, onion and pineapple chunks; cook 5 minutes. Serve over rice. Yields about 1 cup of pork and 1/2 cup of rice per serving.
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