What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Food for Sharing: Sweet and Sour Spicy Pork! Too busy to cook? This is where the leftover meat from a pork roast comes in very handy. A little bit goes a long way, especially when paired with fruit, vegetables, and a yummy sauce. Dinner can be on your table in less than 30 minutes, leaving more time for your favorite programs on the DVR or Netflix.
SWEET AND SOUR SPICY PORK
Ingredients:
2 cups cooked pork, cut up
13-ounce can pineapple chunks, reserve liquid
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 pound mini carrots
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup water
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon chili paste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon corn starch
2 green onions, snipped
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Instructions:
In a large skillet, combine ketchup, honey, vinegar, soy sauce, pineapple juice, water, garlic powder, and chili paste. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer 2 minutes. Blend lemon juice and corn starch. Stir into skillet. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir one minute. Add cut-up pork, pineapple chunks, green pepper, and mini carrots. Heat through. Garnish with green onion snips and toasted sesame seeds. Serve over rice.
Haven’t had a sweet and sour in a long time.. 😉
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It still awakens the senses. 😋🍃🌶
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You brought the tang AND the bang to this recipe, Gail. Yum!
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I like the way you think, Marco. For that thought, you get an extra serving. 👏
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WOOT!
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My kinda food!! x
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Kindred spirits. 🌟✨💫
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YUM!!!!!!!
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It’s in a bowl so I can scoop up every spoonful of sauce. lol 😜
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YUM! That’s the way to do it. 🙂
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Right?! 😜
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YEP!!!!!!
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This sounds amazing! 😄
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I like the sweetness with the heat! 🍃🌶
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Yes! I can taste it just looking at the photo, honestly! Got to make this today 😄.
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I just cooked this this morning! I’ve honestly always wondered how sweet and sour sauce was made, and never imagined it was that complicated! Haha. It turned out great and was sooo tasty 😄. I added some sliced white onion, and instead of chilli paste just a chopped green chilli. Cider vinegar worked well. Definitely going to cook this to impress people! 😁💙
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You flatter me with such high praise. I am delighted you discovered a dish to “tweek” and Pay It Forward. Blessings! 🍃🌸
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I love this Gail! It’s so nice to transform a leftover into something equally amazing!
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I’ve noticed that leftover have more flavor, if that’s even possible. 🤣
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