Sweet-Sour Pork
By: Diethood
Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 12:14am

Ingredients




1 pound Lean smoked pork shoulder roll, cut in 2x½" strips
2 tablespoons Salad oil
1 can (13 ¼ oz.) pineapple chunks
1 cup Vinegar
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
1 cup Brown sugar, firmly packed
1 Carrot, peeled and cut in 1/4" bias slices
1 can (1 lb.) bean sprouts, drained
1 Onion, sliced and seperated
1 Green pepper, cut into thin strips
3 tablespoons Cornstarch
1 cup Water
1 cup Uncooked rice

Preparation

1 Brown pork in hot oil in skillet; drain off excess fat. 2 Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving syrup.  3 Add enough water to pineapple syrup to make 1 1/4 cup.  4 Add to pork in skillet along with vinegar, soy sauce, and brown sugar; cover and simmer 1 hour. 5 Add carrot; cook 2 minutes.  6 Add pineapple chunks, bean sprouts, onion and green pepper. 
 7 Cover and cook 8-10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender-crisp. 8 Blend together cornstarch and water; add to skillet and cook, stirring, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
 9 Meanwhile, cook rice according to the package directions. 
 10 Serve pork mixture over hot rice.