Sweet & Sour Pork

[judydawn]

Name of Recipe: Sweet & Sour Pork
Number of People: 2 serves but meat & veg can be increased to serve 4
Ingredients:

160g - 250g pork fillet cut into small chunks  approx 2cm x 4 cm  - I used the lesser amount
60g red onion sliced into thin wedges
1/2 cm slice ginger finely sliced
1 tblspns peanut oil

Assorted vegies - I used
1 carrot sliced into batons
handful small cauliflower sprigs
handful sliced celery
handful sliced beans
broccolini stalks cut into 4cm lengths
handful Chinese cabbage sliced

1 tsp garlic paste
1 tblspn tomato sauce
1 tblspn tomato paste
1 tsp sweet chilli sauce
1 cup chicken stock or water with stock powder

3 dessertspns cornflour mixed with a little water
1 cup pineapple pieces, fresh or canned

Rice to serve

Preparation:

Cook the rice first as per EDC method whilst preparing the vegies.
I placed the vegies in the varoma dish over the rice for the last 6 minutes.
Remove the rice and keep warm in the thermoserver.  Set the vegies aside.

Place the onion, ginger and oil in TM bowl and saute 5 mins/varoma temp/reverse/speed 1/MC off.
Add the meat and garlic paste and cook 4 mins/varoma temp/reverse/speed 1/MC off. Stir with spatula halfway through to ensure even cooking of the meat.

Add remaining ingredients except the cornflour slurry & pineapple pieces. Cook 5 mins/100^o/reverse/speed 1/MC on.  Stir through the cornflour slurry and pineapple and cook 1 min/100^o/reverse/speed 1.
Serve over the rice.

Tips/Hints:

Use any combination of vegetables on hand, my beans and celery were frozen.  Par cooking them in the varoma works really well here, they were still crisp enough for us.

This recipe is loosely based on an Annette Sym recipe in Symply Too Good to be True Book 2.

I've also used leftover pickled pork in this recipe.

members' comments

Amy - Probably one of the nicest sweet and sour recipes we've had, thanks Judy. Not too sweet and not too sour. Just right.

VieveMS - Made this tonight using red capsicum, broccoli and carrot as my vegetables.  Great dish to use up leftovers in the fridge.  Instead of rice, I also made some mashed sweet potato and served it on that.  Very nice.  I have lots of leftovers so will be eating this for the next few days (although I may see how it freezes).  Thanks for the recipe JD.

Suzanne - I made this last night but did it in my wok which I'm glad I did because it filled my oval thermoserver, it is delicious, thanks Judy.

Nighteyes fitz - I've just made this. I used diced Pork, I think next time I will pay the extra and get a nice fillet. Mine is very tough. The sauce is amazing though :-)

[*suzanne*]

Looks delicious Judy, you have such wonderful dinners, your DH is very lucky;D

[Amy :-)]

I just defrosted some pork Judy, guess what I'm cooking for dinner?

[judydawn]

Thanks suzanne, I think he appreciates his meals 

[*suzanne*]

My mum always told me a way to a mans heart is through his stomach;D

[Amy :-)]

LOL I've heard the same thing about dogs suzanne

[jo_nz]

Yum!
Adding this to my to-make list...and I think I might even have some pork in the freezer, so even better!!
Thank you

[achookwoman]

Judy,  this looks very tasty and simple.  Will try.  Thanks

[Mama Fergie]

LOL I've heard the same thing about dogs suzanne

LOL  


Love sweet and sour pork and this one looks great.
Thanks Judy 

[Amy :-)]

Probably one of the nicest sweet and sour recipes we've had, thanks Judy
Not too sweet and not too sour. Just right

[*suzanne*]

Looks yummy Amy, wonder if my kid's would eat it? DH, DD20 and I will so never mind I will put it on the menu next week

[judydawn]

Thanks for trying it Amy, a pretty versatile recipe using whatever you have on hand.  We shared the leftover portion for tea.

[Amy :-)]

It was my pleasure Judy. I think I used a bit more meat and vegetables because there was enough for three meals last night and leftovers for mum and SD's lunch today. I love it when that happens

Looks yummy Amy, wonder if my kid's would eat it? DH, DD20 and I will so never mind I will put it on the menu next week

I think they probably would Suzanne I don't think the sauce would be a problem, so if anything, maybe just the type of vegetables in it might put them off

[obbie]

yummy, will try

[VieveMS]

Made this tonight using red capsicum, broccoli and carrot as my vegetables.  Great dish to use up leftovers in the fridge.  Instead of rice, I also made some mashed sweet potato and served it on that.  Very nice.  I have lots of leftovers so will be eating this for the next few days (although I may see how it freezes).  Thanks for the recipe JD.