Sweet & Sour Pork Meatballs
Ingredients
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 3 med large tomatoes chopped in 1 inch cubes.
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp salt
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tbsp water
For Pork Meatballs
- 1 pork tenderloin
- 1½ tsp salt
- 3 tsp corn starch
- ¼ cup olive oil
For Vegetables
- 2 medium bell peppers (green, red, yellow or orange), chopped in 1½ inch squares
- 1 medium white onion, chopped in 1½ inch squares
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Heat medium sized pot over medium heat and add olive oil. When olive oil starts to sizzle, add chopped tomatoes and sauté until it becomes soft. Add ingredients 3 thru 6 and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add in corn starch and water. Let it simmer over low heat for 15 minutes or until sauce thickens. Turn off heat once sauce thickens.
Pork Meatballs and Vegetables
- Thinly slice pork tenderloin and season with salt. Add cornstarch to the meat, mix well and form sliced pork into 1½ inch balls.
- Heat large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil. Place meatballs in the skillet and pan fry for 20 minutes or until brown. When done, take meatballs out of the skillet and set it aside.
- Using the same skillet meatballs were cooked in, add olive oil and keep the heat on medium. Add bell peppers in the skillet first and stir fry for 3 minutes, then add white onions and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle salt over vegetables.
- When vegetables become soft, add back pork meatballs and stir in sweet & sour sauce. Coat pork and vegetables with sauce and transfer to serving platter.