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Sweet & Sour Pork

Sweet & Sour Pork from many places is deep fried and overly sweet. This is a simpler approach without the heavy batter and deep fry. Simple flavors of the sweet pineapple playing off the sweet/bitter peppers and celery. Tender crisp veggies and sweet and tangy sauce.

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Put the pork chunks in a medium bowl add in the juice from a pineapple cup, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce. Mix together and let marinate while you prepare the veggies.
With a spoon peel 1/2 inch or so of fresh ginger from the freezer, grate into the marinade. Return the ginger to the freezer immediately.
One large stalk of celery, trimmed and cut diagonally.
A fat slice of onion, and 2-3 mini-peppers.
Chop the onion in medium dice, clean and chop the peppers.
Heat oil over medium-high heat, brown the pork quickly. Reserve the marinade in the bowl.
Add the veggies to the port and stir-fry to soften.
In the bowl with the reserved marinade add two chicken stock cubes, or 2 tablespoons cold water and 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch whisk to dissolve. .
Pour the cornstarch mixture into the pork and veggies. Mix in the pineapple chunks from the cup. Stir the sauce as it thickens to coat everything.
Plate a serving of Rice for Burritos and the Freezer top with 1/2 the Sweet & Sour Pork, reserving the rest for a weekday lunch.

Angel

I have always cooked, I was that person who could make a meal from an empty fridge. I have lived alone and with large and small families, I have cooked for camps on wood stoves, and in professional kitchens. I have lived and worked all over the west from Montana, to Seattle to Arizona to San Diego. I have traveled, maybe not 'all over the world', yet, and have collected tastes recipes and techniques everywhere, and every one I meet.

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