sweet & sour pork & pineapple stir fry
I love a good sweet and sour stir fry!
We had a pineapple that was ready to use, and I had originally planned to make grilled pork tenderloin with pineapple salsa (coming soon!) but since I still am not comfortable with our new fancy BBQ/smoker and my partner wasn’t home, I decided to make a stir fry instead!
This photo doesn’t really do it justice, but I’m a nutritionist and a foodie first, and not so much a photographer, so hopefully it doesn’t sway your decision to try the recipe.
If you love this recipe as much as I do, be sure to share it on social and tag me @mindful_vitality!
SERVES 4
TOTAL TIME: 30 MINUTES
Ingredients:
1 lb pork tenderloin (or any pork, about 1lb): cut in thinly sliced in strips
2 tbsp avocado (or sesame) oil
1 small head of broccoli, diced into bite sized pieces
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, diced
2 large carrots, sliced thinly on a diagonal
2 cups snap peas
1/2 bag coleslaw mix
2 red sweet peppers, thinly sliced
2 “nests” of glass noodles (mung bean or tapioca based) or rice noodles, if preferred
For the sauce:
2 tbsp GF soy sauce
1 cup ketchup
2 cups diced pineapple
1/2 cup hoisin sauce (or if you don’t have it, add 1 cup water with 1/2 cup brown sugar)
2 cloves garlic, diced
2 tbsp ginger, sliced or diced (depending how “gingery” you like it - if larger chunks, you can remove them after cooking)
1 tsp dried chilli flakes (optional for a bit of kick)
Directions:
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil then remove from heat and add the noodles, cover and set aside for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a medium pan or wok, on medium-high heat, add the oil, 2 cloves of diced garlic, ginger and sliced pork. Sear, then reduce heat and add chilli flakes, pineapple, ketchup, soy sauce and hoisin sauce. Cook on low until pork is cooked through, then remove from heat. Place in a bowl.
In another large pan, add the oil, onion, garlic, broccoli and carrots and stir fry until slightly softened and golden. Add the peppers, coleslaw mix and snap peas and sautee until golden and wilted, then add the pork/sauce mixture. Adjust seasoning as desired, adding salt or more soy sauce etc.
Simmer until veggies are tender-crisp.
Drain noodles and serve stir fry on top - enjoy!
