What’s For Dinner? Sweet and Sour Pork
It is snowing again, this time Starr is home with me. She really really wanted pancakes for dinner last night, but I had already started this pork recipe. She loved it and said that I could make Sweet and Sour Pork any day…or every day! I skipped the vegetables because I knew Starr wouldn’t eat them, but I did cut up a fresh pineapple. Yum!
We had pancakes this morning!!
Sweet and Sour Pork
Alton BrownIngredients
* 2/3 cup soy sauce
* 2 teaspoons minced garlic
* 1 tablespoon minced ginger
* 1/4 cup flour, plus seasoned flour for dredging
* 1/4 cup cornstarch
* 1 pound pork butt, cut into 1-inch cubes *Thanks to Josie at Yum Yucky for reminding me to add that we/I used pork tenderloin instead of pork butt.
* Kosher salt and pepper
* Vegetable oil, for frying
* 1 cup ketchup
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
* 1 ounce honey
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
* 1/3 cup large diced Vidalia onion
* 1/3 cup large diced celery
* 1/3 cup carrots sliced 1/4-inch thick, on a bias
* 1/3 cup large diced red bell pepper
* 1/3 cup large diced green bell pepper
* 1 cup fresh pineapple, cut into 1-inch cubesDirections
In a large non-reactive bowl, combine soy, garlic, ginger, flour, and cornstarch. Season the pork generously with salt and pepper. Place the pork in the bowl and toss to cover. Marinate in the refrigerator overnight.
Drain off any excess marinade and dredge the pork in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. In a large frying pan heat 1-inch of oil to 350 degrees F. Fry the pork in batches, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Reserve on a warm plate.
In a separate bowl, combine the ketchup, sugar, vinegar, and honey. Whisk to blend.
In a small roasting pan heat the canola and sesame oils. Place the pork and vegetables into the pan and cover with the ketchup mixture. Bring to a simmer and cook until the pork is tender.
OH YUMMY!!! if i come visit you guys will you feed me this awesome sounding food!!! lol!!
LOL, if you visited us, we would love to feed you awesome food!!
That really does look good!!!! YUMMY!!!
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It was good! Leftovers were…um, fair.
Sounds delish! Perfect for a cold night, which WE are finally having. I’ll try it!
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Hope you like it! My thermometer currently says 2! Two whole degrees! Starr and I are having a little disagreement over who is responsible for taking the car to fill it with gas. If we (she!) doesn’t compromise soon, we will run out of gas!!
Pork butt! Pork butt! One pound of pork butt!
(sorry, I couldn’t resist)
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I literally laughed out loud at this!
I am impressed! If a recipe has more than 6 ingredients I have to find another! What kind of bowl was that??? I have no clue about cooking but it does sound very good to eat!!
: ) just cook!! Skills, which I don’t have!, will come with trying new things! M..I mean Starr..thinks I’m a great cook. I will let her continue to think that as long as I can!!