SWEET-AND-SOUR GARLIC PORK DISH

Sweet-and-Sour Garlic Pork Dish image

"We like this as a quick meal when we've been gone all day," Sharon Ryzner notes from Girard, Ohio. "Add more or less garlic to suit your taste."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
3/4 pound boneless lean pork roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks, undrained
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/3 cup white vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup chopped green pepper (1-inch pieces)
Hot cooked rice, optional

Steps:

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; set aside. In a large skillet or wok, cook pork in oil until browned. Add the pineapple, corn syrup, vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes., Add the green pepper; cook for 2 minutes. Stir the cornstarch mixture and stir into pork mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and green pepper is crisp-tender. Serve over rice if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 650 calories, Fat 17g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 100mg cholesterol, Sodium 985mg sodium, Carbohydrate 92g carbohydrate (47g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 37g protein.