SWEET AND SOUR PORK

By Leland

Ingredients

• SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE:
• 1 to 1 1/2 pounds pork (4 pork chops), fat trimmed
• Marinade
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons corn starch
• Dash of white pepper
• 3 green onions, cut in 2-inch lengths (include tops)
• 1/2 cup carrots, thin-sliced diagonally
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 recipe Sweet and Sour Sauce (recipe follows)
• 1 small green pepper, cubed
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
• 2 tablespoons oil for stir-frying
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• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup each sugar and vinegar
• 1 tablespoon corn starch
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Preparation

Step 1

Slice pork thinly. Mix with coating; let stand 20 minutes. Measure sauce ingredients.
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Set wok on high heat. Add oil; heat until very hot.
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Stir-fry pork until white; add carrots and water. Cover; cook 2 minutes. Move up on Hold'r Shelf. Make Sweet-Sour Sauce in wok. Return pork to bowl of wok; add pineapple, bring to boil. Add green onions, pepper, cook 1/2 minute or until bubbly. Serve with hot rice. Serves 3 to 4.
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SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE:
Combine ingredients in wok or saucepan. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly until clear and thick. For variety - add 2 tablespoons catsup.
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MAIN DISH IDEA: Add the above sauce to almost anything you have on hand: cooked or uncooked meat, chicken, turkey or shrimp. Plus a combination of such vegetables and fruits as carrots, green pepper, pea pods, celery, green beans, pineapple, mandarin oranges. Simply stir-fry meat, then remaining ingredients in a little hot oil; move up on Hold'r Shelf. Prepare the Sweet and Sour Sauce in the wok. Return ingredients to bowl of wok; heat together. Serve over rice or fried noodles. Makes 1 cup.
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PARTY HORS D'OEUVRE: Heat fresh cocktail wieners in Sweet and Sour Sauce; serve on cocktail picks.