Description
Juicy 🤤 chunks of pork, bell peppers, onions and pineapple 🍍 are stir-fried in sweet and sour garlic 🧄 sauce. Make it in under 30 minutes with only 15g carbs!
Ingredients
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sweet and sour sauce
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon vinegar (use any vinegar that you have on hand)
meat
- 1 pound pork tenderloin, boneless, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- a dash of white pepper (use black pepper if that is all you have)
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and sliced thin
veggies
- 1 large green bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup fresh pineapple, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- a pinch of salt and a dash of white pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the sauce. Whisk together water and cornstarch until thoroughly mixed. Mix in soy sauce and vinegar and set aside.
- Season pork cubes with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cornstarch and toss until completely coated on all sides.
- Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a wok over medium-high heat. When the oil shimmers, swirl it around to coat the bottom of the wok. Add ginger for 5 seconds, then add pork and stir-fry (stirring constantly) until browned and cooked through, about 3-5 minutes. Transfer pork and ginger to a plate.
- Stir-fry onions, peppers, and garlic for 1 minute. If you used a lean cut of pork, such as tenderloin, you may need to add more oil. If you used a fatty cut of pork, such as pork belly, then there will already be plenty of fat in the pan. Season with salt and pepper.
- Return pork to wok, add tomatoes and pineapple. Whisk sauce before adding to stir-fry, then pour into wok and toss all ingredients to coat. Bring the sauce to a bubbling boil then lower heat and simmer the sauce for 3-5 minutes until it thickens.
Notes
If you used a lean cut of pork, such as tenderloin, you may need to add more oil.
If you used a fatty cut of pork, such as pork belly, then there will already be plenty of fat in the pan. Remove excess fat before step 4.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stir-fry
- Cuisine: American