Sweet and Sour Pork

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Homemade Sweet and Sour Pork is just like your favorite takeout but better! Crispy pork with bell peppers, onions, and pineapple chunks in an easy homemade sweet and sour sauce.

I also have a delicious Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe!

Sweet and sour pork with pineapple, bell peppers, and onions over rice

I went through this phase a few months ago where I was ordering pineapple curry from my favorite Thai place pretty much every day. It got me hooked on adding fresh chunks of pineapple to all sorts of savory stuff.

This Sweet and Sour Pork with pineapple is my current obsession. It’s takeout but better! Tender pork with lots of veggies and an easy homemade sweet and sour sauce.

A big bowl of sweet and sour pork with bell peppers, onions, and pineapple

Why You’re Going To Love This Recipe

It’s ready in 30 minutes! I love a veggie filled dinner that doesn’t take forever to put together. And I buy frozen Jasmine rice from Trader Joe’s so even that’s ready in 5 minutes.
Everyone loves sweet and sour sauce! It’s a kid favorite but with all those veggies, it’s perfect for adults too.

Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Pork

Olive oil – you can use avocado oil or vegetable oil if you prefer
Pork tenderloin – I find pork tenderloin chops on sale a lot at my local grocery store and I use those. You can also use a big tenderloin and just cut it.
Salt and pepper
Cornstarch
Red bell pepper – I like the sweetness of red bell peppers with the pineapple but you can use any color bell pepper
Pineapple – I recommend using a fresh pineapple and not canned
White onion
Garlic
Green onions
Orange juice – I recommend freshly squeezed orange juice but you can a bottled 100% orange juice
Ketchup
Soy sauce – low sodium if possible

How to make homemade sweet and sour pork

How To Make Easy Sweet and Sour Pork

Prepare pork. Toss cubed pork tenderloin with salt, pepper, and cornstarch.
Cook pork. Cook the pork in hot oil in a nonstick pan until browned. Remove the pork to a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
Cook vegetables. In the same skillet, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil over medium heat.Add bell pepper, pineapple, onion and garlic. Cook until veggies are tender.
Combine. Add pork in the skillet.
Make sauce. Whisk orange juice, ketchup and soy sauce together. Pour in the skillet on the vegetables and the pork. Stir all together.
Cook and serve. Let simmer until sauce has thickened. Serve with rice. Garnish with green onion and sesame.

Pork stir fry with vegetables and sweet and sour sauce

What To Serve with Sweet and Sour Pork

I like to serve this pork over rice. You can use white rice, brown rice, or fried rice – whatever you like. The rice just soaks up the extra sauce so well.

I love it over cauliflower rice too when I’m looking for something a little lighter.

I like to put a green vegetable on the side as well. Like Roasted Broccolini! You could also just throw more veggies into the skillet.

Variations

You can add sliced carrot, sliced zucchini, and broccoli if you are looking to bulk this dish up.

How Long Is It Good For?

Sweet and sour pork is good for up to 3 days. Make sure you store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. I would store any rice separately so it doesn’t absorb all of the sauce.

You can reheat it in the microwave or on the stovetop.

Can You Freeze It?

You can freeze this pork for up to 3 months. Let it cool completely and then transfer to a freezer-safe container.

Let it defrost overnight in the fridge when you are ready to serve it. You can reheat it in the microwave or on the stove.

A bowl of pork stir fry with sweet and sour sauce

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Yield: 4 servings