Sweet & Sour Pork

12 Sep

Soon after Chris & I returned from the honeymoon, my friend Laura & her boyfriend invited Chris & I over to her apartment for dinner. She made a delicious sweet & sour chicken dish, & was nice enough to share the recipe with me (thanks Laura!). I changed it up a bit, because I had some leftover pork in the freezer (from this recipe).

Sweet & Sour Pork (or chicken!)

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp. oil
  • About 1 lb. pork chops, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 c. frozen stir-fry vegetables
  • 1 can pineapple chunks in juice (you choose the size depending on how much you like pineapple)
  • 1/2 c. sweet & sour sauce
  • 1 c. water
  • 2 c. minute/instant rice

 

Directions:

  • Heat oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add pork, cook & stir about 4 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Add vegetables, pineapple with juice & sweet & sour sauce; mix well. Stir in water. Bring to a boil.
  • Stir in rice; cover. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes until almost all of the liquid is absorbed & rice is tender.

Chris & I both loved this dish, especially because of the pineapple! It’s also so simple & versatile, you can subbed out the pork for whatever you happen to have on hand & it will still be delicious.

What are your feelings towards fruit in dinner entrees? I love fruit, so the more, the better! :-)

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8 Responses to “Sweet & Sour Pork”

  1. Laura September 12, 2011 at 8:31 pm #

    Great post! :)

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    • 4thesakeofcake September 12, 2011 at 8:59 pm #

      It was a great dinner! I didn’t forget about having you guys over either! :)

      Reply
  2. Julie H. of Spinach and Sprinkles September 12, 2011 at 9:50 pm #

    I have been missing your posts because you moved!!! I was wondering what happened! … Glad I’ve got this fixed!
    Fruit is always a good thing!!! :)

    Reply
    • 4thesakeofcake September 12, 2011 at 10:03 pm #

      It’s the same URL, but I guess it’s been “missing” because I switched to self-hosted! :)

      Reply
  3. Brittany @ Itty Bits of Balance September 12, 2011 at 11:36 pm #

    This looks muy bueno :) I’m not a big fan of pork though– so I’d probably make this with chicken. Or shrimp? Or tofu? mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

    I like fruit, but am starting to realize that I’m not the HUGEST fan of it in entrees. (Tell this to the mango salsa tilapia bowls I made the other evening…)

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    • 4thesakeofcake September 13, 2011 at 4:09 pm #

      Oooh shrimp would be good!

      Reply
  4. Cait's Plate September 13, 2011 at 9:33 am #

    Mmm – that looks AWESOME!! I love fruit in dinner dishes – especially pineapple in stir-fried dishes :)

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    • 4thesakeofcake September 13, 2011 at 4:10 pm #

      It added a ton of flavor!

      Reply

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