Chinese Sweet-and-Sour Pork with Pineapple (No Cornstarch)
Tangy sweet-and-sour sauce with pork and bell pepper, thickened using reduction.

Total
37 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
22 min
Serves
1
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Recipe serves 1
Ingredients
- 200 g pork tenderloin (bite-size)
- 1/2 cup bell pepper (chunks)
- 1/2 cup pineapple chunks (canned in juice, drained)
- 3/4 cup cooked jasmine rice
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp ketchup(optional)
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 clove garlic (minced)(optional)
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
Instructions
- 1
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat with neutral oil. Cook pork 7–9 minutes until browned.
- 2
Add bell pepper and cook 2 minutes.
- 3
Stir in pineapple, garlic (if using), coconut aminos, rice vinegar, and brown sugar (and ketchup if using).
- 4
Simmer 4–6 minutes, stirring, until sauce reduces and becomes glossy.
- 5
Serve over jasmine rice.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
650
33% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 40 g |
| Carbohydrate | 62 g |
| Fat | 26 g |
| Fiber | 5 g |
| Sugar | 18 g |
| Sodium | 520 mg |
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