SWEET-AND-SOUR PORK DIABETIC FRIENDLY
From spinach1948 14 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A very tangy and delicious sweet and sour pork recipe you'll love to make often. I have add the modification to make this a diabetic friendly one. The original was posted by Cherry Williams in the Magazine Taste of Home 1996 along with the photo.
Ingredients
- Ingredients: shopping list
- 1 can ( 14-oz ) pineapple tidbits ( Diabetic= no sugar added ) shopping list
- 2 Tbs. cornstarch shopping list
- 2 Tbs. brown sugar ( or Diabetic= Twins or Splenda brown sugar substitute ) shopping list
- ¾ tsp. salt shopping list
- ¼ tsp. ground ginger shopping list
- ¼ tsp. pepper shopping list
- 1/3 cup water shopping list
- 1/3 cup ketchup ( Diabetic= Light ketchup or low-sodium) shopping list
- 2 Tbs. white vinegar shopping list
- 2 Tbs. soy sauce ( Diabetic= Low-sodium ) shopping list
- 1 pound pork tenderloin, cut into 1 ½ -inch x ¼-inch strips shopping list
- 1 medium onion, chopped shopping list
- 2 Tbs. canola oil or olive oil shopping list
- 1 green pepper, cut into thin strips shopping list
- Hot cooked rice ( Diabetic= Brown or long-grain ) shopping list
How to make it
- Drain pineapple, reserve juice; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, salt, ginger and pepper. Stir in the water, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce and reserved juice until smooth.
- In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry pork and onion in oil for 5-7 minutes or until pork is no longer pink. Stir pineapple juice mixture; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened.
- Add green pepper and reserved pineapple. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 5 minutes. Serve over rice.
- I have modified this recipe to a diabetic friendly one also.
- Nutrition: Calories per serving: 280, Fat: 6g, Sodium: 576mg, Cholesterol: 44mg, Carbohydrate: 32g
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
AWESOME!!! Bk'd & sv'd for next week, And I'll probably make this for Chinese New Year too, HIGH FIVE FORKS!!
snowcat17
in Milwaukee loved it
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SOund good Ed!
cuzpat
in Sikeston loved it
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terrific recipe!!!
high "5!"
petunia97
in Gonzales loved it
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