How To Make Sweet & Sour Pork

pork tenderloin

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Chicken is leaner and pork shoulder is less expensive.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: potato starch

Arrowroot is a healthier thickener and potato starch is cheaper.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier and canola oil is more budget-friendly.

pineapple chunks

🥗Healthier: fresh pineapple

💰Cheaper: canned pineapple

Fresh pineapple is healthier while canned is often less expensive.

Mince garlic, ginger, Shadow Benny, and onion using a food processor.

Add minced seasoning to the pork along with salt, black pepper, and five spice seasoning; mix and marinate.

In a bowl, mix 3 tablespoons of ketchup, 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and some pineapple juice to make the sauce.

Cook the sauce in a saucepan for 5 to 7 minutes, adding onions, seasoning, and more chicken broth and pineapple juice.

Add pineapple chunks to the sauce and cook for the designated time; season with salt and sugar to taste.

Prepare a cornstarch slurry by mixing cornstarch with water and add it to the sauce to thicken.

Coat the marinated pork with cornstarch and deep fry in coconut oil until cooked, then drain on paper towels.

Add the fried pork to the sweet and sour sauce and mix well to coat before serving.

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