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Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork

This slow cooker sweet and sour pork gives you all the delicious flavor of this famous take-out dish without all the work!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 506kcal

Equipment

  • large skillet
  • slow cooker
  • small bowl

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless pork chops cubed
  • cup cornstarch
  • cup oil
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 sweet onion chopped
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 20 ounces pineapple chunks with the juice
  • cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • Sesame seeds and scallions for garnish

Instructions

  • Coat your pork pieces in cornstarch.
  • Heat up the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  • Brown the pork quickly in the pan. We are not looking to cook the pork through, just get a little color on each side.
  • Place the browned pork in the slow cooker.
  • Add the chopped bell peppers, onion and pineapple (reserve the juice).
  • In a small mixing bowl combine the sugar, brown sugar, pineapple juice, vinegar, soy, ketchup, garlic, ginger and pepper .
  • Pour the sauce over the pork in the slow cooker and stir.
  • Cook on low for 4 hours, stirring once or twice to make sure the sugars are not burning.
  • Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds and serve over white rice.

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 506kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 443mg | Potassium: 815mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 734IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg