Sweet-Sour Pork

Name: Sweet-Sour Pork
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 c. drained pineapple chunks; Hot fluffy rice; 1 green pepper; 1 medium onion; ¼ c. cider vinegar; 2 tblsp. soy sauce; ¼ tsp. ground ginger; 3 tblsp. cornstarch; ½ c. pineapple juice, drained from chunks; 3 tblsp. brown sugar; ½ c. pineapple juice, drained from chunks; ¾ c. water; 1 tblsp. fat or salad oil; 1 tblsp. fat or salad oil; ½ tsp. salt; 3½ lbs. pork shoulder

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Serve with fluffy rice, hot tea and pass cookies for dessert

Ingredients

3½ lbs. pork shoulder
½ tsp. salt
1 tblsp

Dinner

Method

Trim excess fat from meat; remove bones to make 1½ lbs. lean pork. Cut lean meat into ½″ slices. Cut slices into strips 2″ long. Sprinkle with salt. Brown in fat in skillet. Add ¾ c. water. Cover; simmer 1 hour.
Combine pineapple juice and ¾ c. water. Add brown sugar, ginger, cornstarch, vinegar and soy sauce. Pour over meat. Cook until slightly thickened.