Recipe 2 Spicy Sweet & Sour Pork

Recipe #2 Jan 10, 2010 For week 2, I decided to try a new recipe for Sweet & Sour Pork. I've made several versions using chicken, but not pork. I found this recipe at myrecipes.com It came from Cooking Light magazine. It was very easy to make and was so good. A huge hit with my family. I will be using this recipe again. (I'd give it an A). Spicy Sweet & Sour Pork Ingredients 1/4 cup slivered almonds 1 lb. pork tenderloin, cut into cubes 2 T. cornstarch, divided 3 T. soy sauce, divided 1(8 oz.) pineapple chunks, undrained 1/4 cup vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 2 T. ketchup dash hot sauce (to taste) 1 T. canola oil 1 cup chopped onion 1 t. bottled minced ginger 1/2 t. bottled minced garlic 1 chopped bell pepper 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place almonds on baking sheet and heat for 4 mins. or until toasted. Set aside. 2. Combine pork, 1 T. corn starch, 1 T. soy sauce; toss well to coat. Drain pineapple, reserve juice. Whisk together: juice, 1 T. corn starch, 2 T. soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, ketchup, and hot sauce. 3. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan, swirl to coat. Add pork, saute for 3 mins. Add onion, ginger, and garlic, saute 1 min. Stir in pineapple and bell pepper, saute 3 mins. Stir in vinegar mixture; bring to a boil and cook 1 min. stirring constantly. Serve over rice; top with toasted almonds.