Gluten Free Sweet & Sour Pork

Here's my gluten free sweet & sour pork recipe. I've been using this recipe for years (like 15+ years!), but I've tinkered with it so many times that it would be interesting to go back to the original recipe now to see how different it is. Actually, the original recipe was for sweet and sour chicken, but I've used chicken/pork interchangeably over the years and both work great!

I prep everything before cooking so that it comes together easily.

I sprinkled some pepper, ginger and garlic powder onto the pork while it browned (not in instructions).

Everything cooking up nicely. Isn't it pretty!? :)

This is after adding the sauce, pineapple and water chestnuts.

And VOILA! The Sweet & Sour Pork served on Rice.

Sweet and Sour Pork

Yield:  6 servings

1 pork tenderloin, cubed or sliced
1 cup carrots, sliced into thin strips
1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 onion, sliced into strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup gluten-free soy sauce
1/4 cup cold water (or chicken broth)

3 Tbs firmly packed brown sugar
2 Tbs cornstarch

1/4 tsp ground ginger  
1 14 oz can pineapple tidbits (including juice)
1 8 oz can sliced water chestnuts

Directions:

1. Spray cooking spray in a large pot or wok and cook pork over medium-high heat, until lightly browned. Add carrots, peppers, onion and garlic and continue cooking until crisp-tender.
2. In a bowl, combine vinegar, soy sauce, cold water, brown sugar, cornstarch and ginger. Pour over pork mixture and stir in pineapple tidbits (including juice) and water chestnuts.
3. Cook until boiling, about 2 minutes. After it comes to a boil I usually take it off the burner, cover it and let it sit for a few minutes before serving. Serve over rice.