
Simple sweet and sour pork
This is a classic sweet and sour pork recipe. Although you could easily substitute chicken, fish or beef for the pork.

SERVES6
TIME TO MAKE30 - 45 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE30 - 45 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
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Method
- Place pineapple (with juice), soy sauce, vinegar, tomato sauce and ginger in a small pot and bring to a boil.
- Wet the cornflour with a little water and slowly pour into the simmering sauce, stirring constantly until thickened, then remove from the heat.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok.
- Add pork and brown on all sides then remove from pan.
- Add vegetables to the pan and cook until tender.
- Add the pork back into the pan along with the sauce and heat through.
- Serve with brown rice.
Tips
- If fresh ginger is not available, use 2 tsp crushed ginger from a jar instead.
- 1 650g canpineapple in juice
- 1 tbspsoy sauce, low salt
- 2 tbspvinegar
- 2 tbsptomato sauce
- 2 tspchopped fresh ginger
- 1 tbspcornflour
- 1 1/2 tbspoil
- 750 glean pork, sliced
- 8 cupschopped mixed vegetables (fresh or frozen)
Per serve
- Energy2081kJ
- Total Fat16.7g
- Saturated Fat5.6g
- Total Carbohydrate45.5g
- Sugars23.8g
- Dietary Fibre10.3g
- Protein44.5g
- Sodium299mg
Method
- Place pineapple (with juice), soy sauce, vinegar, tomato sauce and ginger in a small pot and bring to a boil.
- Wet the cornflour with a little water and slowly pour into the simmering sauce, stirring constantly until thickened, then remove from the heat.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok.
- Add pork and brown on all sides then remove from pan.
- Add vegetables to the pan and cook until tender.
- Add the pork back into the pan along with the sauce and heat through.
- Serve with brown rice.
Tips
- If fresh ginger is not available, use 2 tsp crushed ginger from a jar instead.
Ingredients
- 1 650g canpineapple in juice
- 1 tbspsoy sauce, low salt
- 2 tbspvinegar
- 2 tbsptomato sauce
- 2 tspchopped fresh ginger
- 1 tbspcornflour
- 1 1/2 tbspoil
- 750 glean pork, sliced
- 8 cupschopped mixed vegetables (fresh or frozen)
Ingredients
- 1 650g canpineapple in juice
- 1 tbspsoy sauce, low salt
- 2 tbspvinegar
- 2 tbsptomato sauce
- 2 tspchopped fresh ginger
- 1 tbspcornflour
- 1 1/2 tbspoil
- 750 glean pork, sliced
- 8 cupschopped mixed vegetables (fresh or frozen)
Nutrition Facts
Per serve
- Energy2081kJ
- Total Fat16.7g
- Saturated Fat5.6g
- Total Carbohydrate45.5g
- Sugars23.8g
- Dietary Fibre10.3g
- Protein44.5g
- Sodium299mg
Method
- Place pineapple (with juice), soy sauce, vinegar, tomato sauce and ginger in a small pot and bring to a boil.
- Wet the cornflour with a little water and slowly pour into the simmering sauce, stirring constantly until thickened, then remove from the heat.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok.
- Add pork and brown on all sides then remove from pan.
- Add vegetables to the pan and cook until tender.
- Add the pork back into the pan along with the sauce and heat through.
- Serve with brown rice.
Tips
- If fresh ginger is not available, use 2 tsp crushed ginger from a jar instead.
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