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This Sweet and Sour Pork is better than takeout!

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.

There is nothing I love more an easy copycat takeout dinner that I can just throw in the slow cooker that everyone will love and this pork fits the bill.

I love that I can just throw everything in the slow cooker and have a delicious, flavorful dinner that tastes better than takeout.  Whenever I find a dinner that everyone in my house eats I get excited!  And for it to be in the slow cooker? That’s a double score!

This pork is perfectly tender and the sauce is amazingly delicious. This cooks up in a flavorful sauce of soy sauce, ketchup, garlic, brown sugar and vinegar.  The tangy sauce is perfect over a bed of rice.

I love that you can customize this to your family’s taste, make it spicier, sweeter, add your favorite veggies, you can totally make this recipe your own.

Can we also take a minute to talk about how budget-friendly this dinner is?  Everyone is feeling the pinch with the grocery bill right now and you can’t get much cheaper than a little pork over rice. This is so much more affordable than picking up the phone and ordering out again.  So this is a fabulous dinner when you are trying to save a few pennies.

Next time you want a copycat takeout dinner even the pickiest kids will love throw these ingredients together and let the slow cooker take care of the rest! This is a tasty meal the entire family will love. 

I promise your whole family will love this Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork. 

You will want to make this dinner again and again! We do!

You will love this recipe because it is

• Easy and fast.
• Family-friendly.
• Budget-friendly.
• Full of flavor.
• A set it-and forget-it meal.
• Perfect for weeknights.
• Great copycat.
• Takeout favorite.
• Perfect for a busy day.

My favorite slow cooker for this recipe is this Hamilton Beach one.

Can I substitute chicken?

Yes, you could use boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs, even tenderloins. 

What should I serve this with?

This is really good over rice, white rice, brown rice or fried rice would be great with this.  The sweet and sour sauce is perfect over the rice.

Can I make this spicier?

You can add red pepper flakes or sriracha to give this a kick. 

Can I add other veggies?

Yes!  Broccoli, sugar snap peas or carrots would all be great in this. 

 

Ingredients used for this Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe

• Boneless Pork Chops – You can also use pork stew meat or pork tenderloins.
• Cornstarch – This gives the pork a light coating. 
• Oil – For a quick fry of the pork.
• Green Bell Pepper – For flavor and color.  I love the bright green peppers in this recipe.
• Red Bell Pepper – For flavor and color.
• Sweet Onion – Gives this dish a lot of flavor.
• Brown Sugar-  Gives the sweet to this sweet and sour pork.
• Pineapple Chunks – This provides a little sweetness to the dish.
• Apple Cider Vinegar – Provides the sour to the dish. 
• Low Sodium Soy Sauce –  I like to use a low sodium soy sauce to cut back on sodium content.
• Ketchup – Helps make the sauce for this pork.
• Garlic – Gives this dish a lot of flavor. 
• Ginger – For flavor.
• Scallions- For garnish but I love the flavor it gives it.

How to make this Crockpot Sweet and Sour Pork

 

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

 

Want more Slow Cooker Takeout Recipes? Check these out!

• Slow Cooker Kung Pao Chicken
• Slow Cooker Chicken Lo Mein
• Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
• Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken
• Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Chicken

Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes

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.

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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
• 1 (20) ounce can pineapple chunks with the juice
• 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 and scallions for garnish

Instructions

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

Notes

• Store leftovers in an airight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
• If your sauce is a little thin you can mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water and mix the cornstarch slurry into the slow cooker.
• You can add some red pepper flakes to spice this up.