Easy Sweet & Sour Pork Chops
These are the easiest Sweet & Sour pork chops you will ever have to make in less than 30 minutes from start to finish. It's quick & easy!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb Pork Chops or 5 pcs thin cut
- 4 cloves Garlic - minced
- 1 medium Green Bell Pepper - cut into cube
- 1 medium Red Bell Pepper - cut into cube
- 2 Carrots - cut diagonally
- 1 medium Onion - cut into squares
- Oil for brushing the skillet or nonstick cooking spray
Sweet & Sour Sauce
- 1/4 cup Water or Chicken Broth
- 1/4 cup Rice Vinegar or White Wine Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce (reduced sodium)
- 2 tbsp Ketchup
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 2 tbsp Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Ginger (minced)
Instructions
- To make the sauce, combine all the sauce ingredients in a small dish. Set aside.
- Trim the pork chops of any visible fat and membranes. Pat and dry with a paper towel. Set aside.
- Drain the juice from the pineapple, reserving the juice, and cut the pineapple if not using chunks.
- Cut the peppers, carrots, and onions . Minced the garlic and ginger, set aside.
- Coat a large nonstick pan or skillet with cooking spray, or brush thinly with oil and preheat over medium-high heat. Add the minced garlic and pork chops and sear for 5-6 minutes on each side. Add the juice to the pork mixture and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until the pork chops are tender and cooked through.
- Add the pineapple chunks, carrots, and onions to the pork mixture. Cover and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Stir the sauce to mix, and add it to the skillet, then add in the peppers. Cook, stirring constantly until the sauce is thickened and bubbly.
- Serve hot, accompanying the dish with rice.
Notes
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