A healthier version of the classic takeaway dish of sweet and sour pork. Stir-fried, rather than deep-fried with lean pork fillet, and a punchy flavourful sweet and tangy sauce. This is my Healthy Sweet and Sour Pork, made in a flash!
I love a stir-fry for those busy weeknight dinners, and this one is a winner with everyone in the family! Made in 30 minutes and with wholesome ingredients, it is a take on the classic Chinese takeaway dish Sweet and Sour Pork but without the heaviness of the deep frying, not overly sweet and with Tamari, a lower sodium alternative to soy sauce.
Ingredients for this Healthy Sweet & Sour Pork
What you will need for this Healthier Sweet and Sour Pork:
- Pork Fillet or Pork Tenderloin
- Pineapple, Capsicum, Onion, Carrots, Garlic & Spring Onions
Ingredients for Sweet & Sour Sauce
- Sesame Oil
- Tamari
- Maple Syrup
- Brown Sugar
- Apple Cider Vinegar
How to make this Healthier Sweet and Sour Pork
Prepare and brown pork meat
Mix the cornflour with some water and combine till it forms a paste. Add this to the sliced pork fillet till well combined.
Heat a wok or large fry pan over medium heat and add some sesame oil.
Cook the pork slices till just cooked for 3-4 minutes. In the meantime, prepare the stir fry sauce by combining the tamari, with the apple cider vinegar, sesame oil, brown sugar and maple syrup.
Remove from the wok and set aside.
Stir-Fry Vegetables
Add the garlic, carrots, pepper, onions and pineapple to the hot wok with a splash of water and cook till they slightly soften for 3-4 minutes.
Return Pork to the Wok and add stir-fry sauce
Add the pork back in the wok, the sweet and sour sauce and cook for a further 2 minutes till the pork is cooked fully,
Garnish and Serve
Add the sliced spring onions. Turn off the heat and serve immediately with some brown or white rice.
Healthy Sweet and Sour Pork
Equipment
- 1 Wok
Ingredients
Stir Fry
- 500 gr Pork Fillet (Sliced in 1 cm pieces)
- 2 tbsp Corn Flour
- 3 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 3 Garlic Cloves (Thinly Sliced)
- 1 cup Pineapple ((half a pineapple) Cut into chunks)
- 2 Red Capsicum (Cut into chunks)
- 2 Carrots (Peeled and roughly sliced)
- 6 Spring Onions (Sliced)
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 5 tbsp Sesame oil
- 5 tbsp Apple cider Vinegar
- 4 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 3 tbsp Tamari (or Soy Sauce)
- 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Mix the cornflour in a small bowl with 2 tablespoons of water and combine till it forms a paste. Add this to the sliced pork fillet till well combined.
- Heat a wok or large fry pan over medium heat and add 3 tablespoons of sesame oil.Cook the pork slices till just cooked for 3-4 minutes. In the meantime, prepare the sauce ingredients by combining the maple syrup with the sesame oil, the tamari and the apple cider vinegar.Remove from the wok and set aside.
- Add the garlic, carrots, pepper, onions and pineapple to the hot wok with a splash of water and cook till they soften for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the pork back in the wok, the sweet and sour sauce and cook for a further 2 minutes till the pork is cooked fully,
- Add the sliced spring onions. Turn off the heat and serve immediately with some brown or white rice.
Want to read more?
I hope you enjoyed this Healthy Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe. You can check out more of my healthy recipes like my Healthy Soba Noodle Salad or my Black Rice Salad.