Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Pork

Are you ready for, better than your favorite Chinese Restaurants takeout, Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe?! You’ll love this easy, family friendly recipe with simple ingredients!

If you love this recipe be sure to try our Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken. I actually prefer our recipe to restaurant take-out because I know exactly what ingredients are going into it and I don’t feel sick after eating it like I do when I eat traditional fried take-out.

Ingredient Notes

• Vegetable oil
• Boneless Pork tenderloin roast
• Cornstarch
• Onion
• Bell peppers 
• Pineapple chunks, reserve juice
• Salt and pepper
• Sugar
• Apple cider vinegar
• Ketchup
• Soy sauce
• Garlic salt
• Cooked white rice

How to make Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Pork

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
3. Cut pork roast into 1-inch pieces and place in a gallon sized Ziploc bag.
4. Pour corn starch into Ziploc bag, zip closed and shake until pork is evenly coated with cornstarch.
5. Carefully add pork a few pieces at a time to hot oil, let cook for 2-3 minutes, remove and place on a plate covered with a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Repeat until all pork has been cooked in oil.
6. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and spread crispy pork in the bottom.
7. Sprinkle on chopped onion, green bell pepper, and pineapple chunks. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
8. Pour pineapple juice from pineapple chunks into a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and garlic salt.
9. Bring to a boil and pour the tangy sauce over the pork, vegetables and pineapple. Gently stir to combine.
10. Place pan in oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes to continually coat pork in sweet and sour sauce.
11. Remove from oven and serve over rice.We like to top ours with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.

Storing

Store any leftovers in an airtight container and keep in refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat any leftovers in the Air Fryer.

Other Asian Inspired Dishes:

• Slow Cooker Asian Glazed Chicken Recipe
• Instant Pot Orange Chicken Recipe
• Chinese Chicken Fried Rice Recipe [Better Than Take Out]
• Sticky Asian Ribs (in the OVEN) Recipe

Easy Baked Sweet and Sour Pork

5 from 1 vote

This easy baked sweet and sour pork recipe is loaded with green peppers, onion and pineapple tossed in a sweet and tangy sauce.

ServingServing: 6 servings

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups vegetable oil, For frying only
• ▢ 2 pounds boneless pork loin roast
• ▢ 1 cup cornstarch
• ▢ 1 onion, cut into bite sized pieces
• ▢ 1 green bell pepper, cut into bite sized pieces
• ▢ 20 ounces pineapple chunks, reserve juice
• ▢ to taste salt and pepper
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups sugar
• ▢ 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• ▢ 1/2 cup ketchup
• ▢ 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• ▢ 6 cups cooked rice

Equipment

• Ziploc Bag (Gallon)
• Skillet
• Baking Dish (9 x 13)
• Saucepan (Medium)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
3. Cut pork roast into 1-inch pieces and place in a gallon sized Ziploc bag.
4. Pour cornstarch into Ziploc bag, zip closed and shake until pork is evenly coated with cornstarch.
5. Carefully add pork a few pieces at a time to hot oil, let cook for 2-3 minutes, remove and place on a plate covered with a paper towel to absorb excess oil. Repeat until all pork has been cooked in oil.
6. Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and spread pork in the bottom.
7. Sprinkle on chopped onion, green pepper, and pineapple chunks. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
8. Pour pineapple juice from pineapple chunks into a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and garlic salt.
9. Bring to a boil and pour over the pork, vegetables and pineapple. Gently stir to combine.
10. Place pan in oven for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes to continually coat pork in sauce.
11. Remove from oven and serve over rice.

Notes

Reheat any leftovers in the airfryer to keep it crispy.

Nutrition

Calories: 778 kcal · Carbohydrates: 137 g · Protein: 40 g · Fat: 7 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Cholesterol: 95 mg · Sodium: 818 mg · Potassium: 888 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 69 g · Vitamin A: 223 IU · Vitamin C: 27 mg · Calcium: 50 mg · Iron: 2 mg

Cuisine: Chinese

Cost: $15

Author: Steph Loaiza

Course: Main Course

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