Simple and Delicious Sweet and Sour Pork
This Sweet and Sour Pork recipe will quickly become a family favorite. The pork slow cooks to a fork-tender, melt in your mouth taste in a sweet and sour sauce. The vegetables are sauteed to tender-crisp and will soak up all of the flavors of the sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds lean pork cut into bite size pieces
- 3 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 med onion chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped (any color will do)
- 2 stalks celery sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- salt & pepper
For the Sauce:
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar depending on your taste
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp catsup
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup unsalted chicken stock can use broth
Instructions
- Prepare the sauce by combining the sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, lemon juice, and catsup. Whisk well.
- Set the sauce aside for now.
- Saute the onion, celery, and bell peppers in the olive oil for a few min (do not over cook). You want them tender-crisp. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, brown pork, seasoning with salt & pepper to taste. You may have to add a bit more olive oil to the pan. Do not crowd the pork, instead brown in batches if necessary.
- When all pork is browned, place in pan and add the garlic, let cook about 30 seconds more. Pour the prepared sauce over the pork; bring to a boil and then cover and simmer for about an hour or until meat is just about tender.
- When pork is just about done, add the vegetables that were set aside.
- When the meat is tender and vegetables are heated, combine 2 tbsp cornstarch with the 1/2 cup chicken broth and stir till mixture is clear. Pour over pork and vegetables and heat till thickened, about 15 minutes.
- Serve over rice.