Sweet and Sour Pepper Pork

Browned pork pieces combined with sautéed bell pepper, onion, and garlic; dry white wine, wine vinegar, water, soy sauce, ketchup, and black pepper. Mixture is simmered until pork is tender.

Ingredients -

2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
2 Pounds Pork Loin, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 Teaspoon Kosher Salt
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Green Bell Pepper, sliced
1/2 Red Onion, sliced
4 Cloves Garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1/4 Cup Dry White Wine
1/4 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
1/4 Cup Water
3 Tablespoons Dark Soy Sauce
2 1/2 Tablespoons Ketchup
1 Teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper

Preparation:

1. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat.

2. Place the pork in the oil and sprinkle with the kosher salt.

3. Fry until brown on all sides which takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

4. Remove the pork from the oil and cover with foil to keep warm.

5. Set aside.

6. Melt the butter in the same skillet over medium heat.

7. Mix in the green bell pepper, onion, and garlic and saute for 5 minutes.

8. Stir in the flour and sugar and cook for 1 minute.

9. Stir in the wine, vinegar, and water.

10. Mix in the soy sauce, ketchup, and black pepper.

11. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.

12. Return the pork pieces to the skillet and stir until well combined.

Pork Tenderloin Tip –

Cooking with Dry White Wine

If you don’t prefer to use dry white wine in your recipe a great substitution would to be to swap out the wine with the same amount of chicken stock, or a combination of substitute 1/8 cup vinegar plus 1/2 tablespoon sugar plus 1/8 cup water.

Pork Tenderloin Tip –

Beef Tenderloin or Chicken Breast

If you prefer not to use pork tenderloin you really can substitute any kind of meat you’d like. I think a great substitution because it’s very similar in texture to pork would be a beef tenderloin of the same weight. You can easily substitute chopped up good quality thick chicken breasts as well and they are all delicious.

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