Recipe: Sweet & Sour Pork (or Chicken)

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My hubby has been requesting this meal every time I ask what have you been hungry for at menu planning time each weekend for the longest time. So finally, we got the things we needed and made it. A double batch and it tasted so good we ate most of it the first night. I don’t make it often because of all the slicing and dicing it requires. I wish I could claim it was my own recipe but it is just one I found on the side of a can of pineapple decades ago and just had to try. It became a keeper after the first time we made it. It was more fun to make this time because for once, I didn’t have to cut everything up myself. In fact, Hubby was super helpful and peeled all the carrots in the bag, cut up the pork and handled the garlic. I highly recommend finding a helpful partner to cook with.

Here is what it looked like in the pot after we had already taken some out.

I decided to dish it up in these pretty Corelle bowls so I could take a photo to share with all of you.

Dole Sweet & Sour Pork or Chicken
(From the back of a can of Dole Brand Pineapple Chunks)
1 lb. Chicken or Pork
1 Tbsp. Vegetable Oil
1 medium Onion
1 clove Garlic, pressed
2 Carrots, sliced
1 medium Green Pepper, seeded, chunked or diced
1 (15oz.) can Pineapple Chunks, undrained
¼ cup White Vinegar
3 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
3 Tbsp. Catsup
3 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
1 Tbsp. Cornstarch
1 tsp. Ground Ginger

Cut meat into ½ inch pieces. Brown in oil. Reduce heat to low, add onion and garlic. Cover, cook 10 minutes. Add carrots and green pepper. Combine remaining ingredients. Stir into skillet. Cover, simmer 10 minutes longer. Serve over rice. (Serves 4) This recipe can easily be doubled. This is a big hit with those who love Chinese food.

I had a packet of microwavable rice in the closet, so in just 90 seconds I had cooked rice that I stirred right into the pot. If you decide to try this recipe, please let me know what you think in the comments below. I would personally like to thank Dole for providing this recipe all those years ago, it has been a great addition to our lives.

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