A classic take out dish that you can easily make as home. Put down the phone and break out the wok for this delicious Sweet and Sour Pork dish! This recipe is loaded with peppers, tender pork pieces and all wrapped up in a sweet and sour sauce made from honey instead of pineapple!
Looking for a great Stir Fry recipe today? I got you covered with this Sweet and Sour Pork Stir Fry. It’s delicious! This dish delivers BIG on flavour and is a great crowd pleaser. Everyone at our place loved it. We served this pork stir fry with plain fluffy rice and it was a fantastic dinner.
Ingredients
- For The Pork
- Pork tenderloin – cut into cubes
- Fresh – Onion, yellow pepper, green pepper, red pepper, green onions and white onion
- Dry goods – plain flour, cornstarch
- Seasonings – Salt, pepper and sesame seeds
- Oils – vegetable oil and sesame oil.
- For The Sauce
- Flavours – honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, tomato paste and corn starch
REMEMBER, The full recipe and instructions is found at the end of the post in the recipe card.
Instructions
- First make the sauce. In a small saucepan set over low heat, add the honey, vinegar, soy sauce and tomato paste. Stir bring to a simmer for a minute and remove from heat.
- In a small glass, combine the cornstarch and water. Stir well and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour with the cornstarch. In a separate bowl, whisk the two eggs.
- Season the pork with salt and pepper.
- Dip each piece of pork in the flour, then egg, then flour again. Repeat until all coated.
- In a large deep sided skillet, heat the vegetable oil over a medium to high heat.
- Add pork to pan and cook until browned, turning once. Cook for about 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels.
- In a large wok set over medium heat, add the sesame oil and garlic. Stir for about 30 seconds and add the vegetables. Toss well and let cook for 3 – 5 minutes. Add the cooked pork and stir well.
- Pour over sauce, stir and bring to a simmer. Add the cornstarch mixture and stir well until it thickens. Remove from heat.
- Top with green onions and sesame seeds.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Double dredge the pork – Don’t skip this step or you just might not get the coating to stick. So coat in flour then dip it in the egg then dredge in the flour again. It may seem excessive, but it works. So don’t skip that part.
- Test the oil for frying – When it comes time to fry the pork, test with one piece at first before adding the whole batch. It should sizzle straight away. If it doesn’t sizzle, remove from pan and wait until it gets hotter. Also, if the oil starts to smoke, it’s too hot. So then you’ll need to reduce the heat. So just watch out for these things as you cook the pork.
- Can substitute sweetener – You will notice in the recipe below that I didn’t use pineapple, which is traditionally used in sweet and sour pork. Why you ask? Because nobody in my house likes it! I’m still calling it sweet and sour pork because the sauce is super sweet with the honey. If you want to add the pineapple, add it when you add the sauce at the end.
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Sweet & Sour Pork
A classic take out dish that you can easily make as home. Put down the phone and break out the wok for this delicious Sweet and Sour Pork dish!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 780kcal
Ingredients
For the pork:
- 1 Pork tenderloin approx 1 lb/500 grams, cut into bite sized cubes
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- 1 Teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 Cup flour
- 1/4 Cup cornstarch
- 2 Eggs
- 1 1/2 Cups vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 Cloves garlic crushed
- 1 onion small, diced
- 1 yellow pepper small, diced
- 1 green pepper small, diced
- 1 red pepper diced
- Small bunch fresh green onions finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoon sesame seeds
For the sauce:
- 1/2 Cup honey
- 6 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 4 Teaspoons soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 Tablespoon corn starch
- 2 Tablespoons water
Instructions
- First make the sauce. In a small saucepan set over low heat, add the honey, vinegar, soy sauce and tomato paste. Stir bring to a simmer for a minute and remove from heat.
- In a small glass, combine the cornstarch and water. Stir well and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour with the cornstarch. In a separate bowl, whisk the two eggs.
- Season the pork with salt and pepper.
- Dip each piece of pork in the flour, then egg, then flour again. Repeat until all coated.
- In a large deep sided skillet, heat the vegetable oil over a medium to high heat.
- Add pork to pan and cook until browned, turning once. Cook for about 5 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels.
- In a large wok set over medium heat, add the sesame oil and garlic. Stir for about 30 seconds and add the vegetables. Toss well and let cook for 3 – 5 minutes. Add the cooked pork and stir well.
- Pour over sauce, stir and bring to a simmer. Add the cornstarch mixture and stir well until it thickens. Remove from heat.
- Top with green onions and sesame seeds.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Sweet & Sour Pork
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 780
Calories from Fat 639
% Daily Value*
Fat 71g109%
Saturated Fat 49g306%
Cholesterol 251mg84%
Sodium 858mg37%
Potassium 1482mg42%
Carbohydrates 45g15%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 26g29%
Protein 68g136%
Vitamin A 935IU19%
Vitamin C 81mg98%
Calcium 67mg7%
Iron 5mg28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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