Sweet and Sour Pork

By dmscott52

First tried 1/9/2013. Excellent, sauce has great flavor

Ingredients

• 1 pound pork tenderloin, cut into 1/2 -inch pieces
• 2-1/2 T balsamic vinegar
• Kosher salt
• 2 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 T. cornstarch
• 3 T. ketchup
• 3 T. sugar, plus a pinch
• 3 T. peanut or vegetable oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced
• 3 scallions, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 3 cups snow peas, cut in half

Preparation

Step 1

Toss the pork with 1/2 T. vinegar and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Mix the remaining 2 T. vinegar, the soy sauce, cornstarch, ketchup, 3 T. sugar, 1/3 cup water and 1/2 tsp. salt in another bowl.

Heat 2 T. peanut oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Add the pork and slowly stir until it turns mostly opaque, about 2 minutes. Remove the pork with a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate. Discard the oil and wipe out the skillet.

Heat the remaining 1 T. peanut oil in the skillet, then stir-fry the garlic with a pinch each of salt and sugar, 15 seconds. Add the carrots and scallions and stir-fry until crisp-tender, 2 minutes. ( Add a little water if the garlic starts to stick to the skillet) Add the pork, snow pears and soy sauce mixture:stir until the pork is cooked through and the sauce is thickened, about 3 minutes.