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Make-it-your-way Sweet & Sour Stir Fry

Recipe adapted from The Looneyspoons Collection This recipe works best if you make each part of the stir fry in this order…
Servings 6 servings
Author Jo-Anna Rooney

Ingredients

The Sauce

  • the juice from 1 can pineapple chunks Set aside the pineapple chunks
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup white or rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp of chili powder More if you want it more spicy

The Meat (see tips)

  • 1 lb pork tenderloin or 1 lb sirloin steak or 4 chicken breast halves – cut into strips
  • 2 tsp cooking oil
  • 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1 clove garlic minced

The Veggies

  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 1 red pepper sliced
  • 2 carrots sliced thin
  • 2 celery stalks sliced thin
  • 1 cup cauliflower chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 cup broccoli chopped into bite size pieces
  • the pineapple chunks from the can you used in the sauce
  • 1 cup green sugar snap peas

Instructions

The Sauce

  • Combine all the above ingredient to make the sauce. (For the pineapple, just use the juice for the sauce, and set aside the pineapple chunks for later.)
  • I found using a little hand blender worked great to mix this together really well.
  • Set aside the sauce until you are ready to use it.

The Meat

  • In a wok or deep frying pan, heat the oil.
  • Add the meat of your choice, the ginger and the garlic.
  • Cook for about 7 minutes until the meat is cooked through and slightly browned. Stir often.
  • When the meat is cooked, remove it from the pan and set it aside in a bowl, and cover it with tin foil to keep it warm. Now it’s time to cook the veggies!

The Veggies

  • To the wok, add all of the above veggies, except the pineapple chunks and the sugar snap peas. Note: You might have to add more oil to the pan.
  • Stirring often, cook the veggies until they are tender but not over cooked, about 5 minutes. We say the crunchier the better!

Putting it all together

  • Once the vegetables are cooked, add the cooked meat, pineapple chunks, sugar snap peas and the sauce.
  • Cook until the sauce is bubbly and thickened.
  • Serve over brown rice.