Skinnymixer’s Sticky Sweet & Sour Pork features in the Takeaway section of the cookbook Dinners 4.

The Sticky Sweet & Sour Pork is a cookbook exclusive recipe…

Sticky Sweet & Sour Pork is one of those takeaway classics that always seems like a good idea… until you see the price and realise it’s mostly deep-fried batter. This version is a lot lighter and far better value. I like using budget cuts of pork and baking the pieces in the oven instead of deep frying them. You still get that sticky, glossy sweet and sour sauce, but without all the oil.

It’s one of those dinners that proves you don’t need takeaway to get that same flavour hit at home. The pork stays tender, the sauce is perfectly balanced between sweet and tangy, and the whole dish comes together with simple ingredients. Once you try it this way, it’s hard to go back to the takeaway version.

This Sticky Sweet & Sour Pork made it into Dinners 4 as the People’s Choice recipe and I’m so glad it did!

What ingredients you will need

brown sugar or coconut sugar
cornflour
egg white
fresh ginger
garlic
green capsicum
ground white pepper
pineapple chunks
pork loin or pork scotch fillet or pork scotch roast
red capsicum
red onion
rice wine vinegar
salt
sesame oil
soy sauce
tomato sauce or ketchup

What you will need to make Sticky Sweet & Sour Pork from Dinners 4

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Tips & Dietary Needs

Protein swap – Feel free to swap the pork with chicken thigh or tofu.
Don’t like capsicum? Use your choice of stir fry vegetables like zucchini, celery or baby corn.
Low carb – Sorry this recipe isn’t Low Carb.
Lower calorie – Replace pork with chicken breast or chicken thigh.
Paleo – Replace cornflour with tapioca flour. Use compliant sauces. Replace rice wine vinegar with apple cider vinegar and reduce.
Go vegetarian – Replace pork with firm tofu cubes.
Low Fodmap – Replace garlic with 2 tsp garlic infused olive oil. Replace onion with spring onions (green part only), cut into battens.

How to Cook

First we marinate the pork and allow to marinate for 10 min.
Then coat it with cornflour, salt and pepper.
Bake the pork and vegetables.
Cook the sauce in the Thermomix while the pork cooks in the oven.
Combine all together.

How to Serve

Toppings – feel free to sprinkle thinly sliced spring onions or sesame seeds.
What to serve with – steamed plain rice, cauliflower rice or some fried rice.

Storage & Meal Prep

Fridge – Store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Thawing from frozen: Let it sit in fridge overnight, then warm gently (or enjoy cold).
Make ahead – freeze cooked for up to three months.

From the Testing Team

Tara Leader – OMG! This dish is absolutely incredible. I used Pork Scotch Fillet which is super affordable. As Nik says this makes the HUGEST family meal and it’s really really filling. The Sweet & Sour Sauce is spot on. The veg still had a little crunch which is exactly how I like it. The pork was cooked to perfection and soooo tender and it is as good as – no it’s actually better than the takeaway deep fried version. Y’all just got to drop everything and try it.
Angie Gj – This sticky sweet and sour pork is absolutely delicious Loved it and its now added to my top most favourites list !! The pork and the veggies were perfectly cooked within the recipe time. The pork was tender and juicy Ooh and that sweet & sour sauce was cooked to perfection. This dish was way better than any from takeaway shops !! This recipe makes heaps so can easily feed a crowd
Anonymous – I really dislike sweet and sour pork. I’m not sure why but I’ve never been a fan. I actually wasn’t even going to test this recipe at all. My husband loves it and he’s cooked it before for himself and the kids. I could never eat it as it’s always been gross. Like even the cooked pineapple right, like the whole debate regarding pineapple and pizza, to me pineapple doesn’t belong cooked. It was ducking delicious!!! What the?? I have done everything to the recipe, even cooked the forbidden pineapple and I absolutely loved it all. The previous times I’ve had the recipe sweet and sour it’s never tasted like this before so I am astounded that I am liking it. Like my mind is blown. Glad he can’t see this comment cause I’ll never admit defeat. Haha. . This was damm delicious and I really loved it.

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FAQs

I don’t eat pork, can I use a different meat?
Yes! This recipe will work with chicken thigh or chicken breast.

I bought pineapple in syrup, can I still use it?
Yes! It does have a higher sugar content. The sauce is still delicious, but tastes less like pineapple and has a little spice from the ginger shining through.

Method Variations

For this recipe we have cooking methods for:

✔️ Thermo cooker
✔️ Conventional
✔️ Oven

This recipe can be also:

✔️ Halved
✔️ Doubled

THMD4: Sticky Sweet & Sour Pork