Sweet and sour pork with pineapple

Serving: 6 servings

Ingredients

1 ½ pound of pork tenderloin [0.7 kg] or boneless pork chops, thinly sliced
½ teaspoon of black pepper freshly-cracked, or ground
2 ½ teaspoons of salt (or more, to taste), divided
4 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 large white onion cubed
2 green bell peppers chopped
3 cloves garlic crushed
1 cup diced green tomatoes (optional, see notes)
2 cups fresh pineapple peeled and cubed
½ teaspoon of chili flakes (optional)
3 tablespoons of cornstarch
2 tablespoons of light soy sauce
¼ cup of rice vinegar or 3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
2 cups of pineapple juice
1 cup crushed garlic cloves (see notes)
1 cup of chopped green onions

Instructions

Step 1: Season the meat

Pat the pork pieces dry with a paper towel. Season with pepper and 2 teaspoons of salt.

Step 2: Cook

Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the pork (careful with oil splatters!) and cook and stir until it turns golden brown. It may release a little bit of liquid at the beginning, but it will soon evaporate.

Step 3: Add ingredients

Stir in the onion, green pepper, and garlic to the fried pork, and cook and stir for 30 seconds, don't overdo it, we want crisp bell peppers in the end.
Stir in, the green tomatoes, and pineapple chunks. Cook and stir for 30 seconds or until they are heated through. Stir in the chili flakes.

Step 4: Make the sauce

In the meantime, make a cornstarch slurry by mixing corn starch, soy sauce, vinegar, and pineapple juice. Lower stove to medium heat and add the slurry to the pot and stir.
Once it breaks the boil, add garlic chive and green onions. Cook until these two wilts.

Step 5: Serving

Taste and season with more salt if you find it necessary. Remove from the heat and serve.

Cook's notes

If you don't have chili flakes, use spicy sauce to taste. If you can't find garlic chives, substitute for equal amount of chives, the taste is different, but the dish will still be very good.

I only had green cherry tomatoes (from my potted garden), they turned out really good, but use whatever green tomatoes you find, or none. It's fine without them.

Nutrition

Calories: 382kcal

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