Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork

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This Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork is better than take out!! Tender, flash fried pieces of pork get mixed with bell pepper, onion, pineapple and a sweet and savory sauce. Anytime you want a delicious dinner pop this in the slow cooker and you will have a family favorite in no time.

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Total Time4 15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork

Servings: servings

Calories: 605kcal

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless pork chops cubed
⅓ cup cornstarch
⅓ 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 1 can
⅓ 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 for garnish
1 scallions for garnish

Instructions

Coat your pork pieces in cornstarch.
2 pounds boneless pork chops, ⅓ cup cornstarch
Heat up the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
⅓ cup oil
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).
1 green bell pepper, 1 red bell pepper, 1 sweet onion, 20 ounces pineapple chunks with the juice
In a small mixing bowl combine the sugar, brown sugar, pineapple juice, vinegar, soy, ketchup, garlic, ginger and pepper .
½ cup sugar, ½ cup brown sugar, ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar, 3 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce, 3 Tablespoons ketchup, 1 clove garlic, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon 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.
sesame seeds, 1 scallions

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