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🍽️ Sweet and Sour Pork with Rice

455 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• garlic cloves 3 pcs.
• ginger, fresh 20 g
• chili, ground pinch
• soy sauce 2 tbsp
• vinegar 2 tbsp
• quick-cook pork steaks 600 g
• bell pepper, red 2 pcs.
• spring onions 1 bunch
• spinach leaves 150 g
• vine tomatoes 2 pcs.
• long grain rice 300 g
• salt pinch
• oil 2 tbsp
• brown sugar 2 tsp
• cornstarch 1 tbsp

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the garlic and the ginger.
2. 2. Press the garlic and ginger mixture through a press or chop it very finely.
3. 3. Mix the garlic and ginger mixture with some chili, soy sauce, and two tablespoons of vinegar in a bowl.
4. 4. Stir the ingredients to form a tasty marinade.
5. 5. Rinse the pork steaks under running water.
6. 6. Pat the meat dry with a kitchen towel.
7. 7. Cut the meat into strips about one centimeter wide.
8. 8. Mix the meat strips with the prepared marinade.
9. 9. Set the bowl aside to let the meat marinate.
10. 10. Wash the bell peppers under running water.
11. 11. Remove the stem and seeds from the bell pepper.
12. 12. Cut the bell pepper into cubes.
13. 13. Clean the spring onions.
14. 14. Cut the spring onions into two to three centimeter long pieces.
15. 15. Wash the spinach thoroughly.
16. 16. Spin the spinach dry.
17. 17. Remove the thick stems from the spinach.
18. 18. Wash the tomatoes.
19. 19. Remove the stems from the tomatoes.
20. 20. Cut the tomatoes into cubes.
21. 21. Bring a pot with 700 milliliters of salted water to a boil.
22. 22. Add the rice to the boiling water.
23. 23. Reduce the heat to low.
24. 24. Let the rice cook for about twelve to fifteen minutes.
25. 25. Heat oil in a frying pan or wok on high temperature.
26. 26. Let the marinated meat drain.
27. 27. Catch the remaining marinade in a small container.
28. 28. Fry the meat in the hot oil for about three minutes, turning it frequently.
29. 29. Turn the meat frequently while frying.
30. 30. Add the bell pepper cubes and spring onion pieces to the pan.
31. 31. Stir-fry the vegetables for another two to three minutes.
32. 32. Deglaze the meat with the collected marinade.
33. 33. Pour 150 milliliters of water into the sauce.
34. 34. Season the sauce with a little salt and sugar.
35. 35. Add the prepared spinach to the pan.
36. 36. Let the spinach wilt.
37. 37. Add the tomato cubes.
38. 38. Cook the tomatoes for about two to three minutes.
39. 39. Adjust the sauce with more vinegar or sugar if needed.
40. 40. Mix the starch with a little water in a small bowl.
41. 41. Thicken the sauce slightly with the starch-water mixture.
42. 42. Serve the sweet and sour pork together with the rice.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 455
• Protein: 30 g · Fett/Fat: 14 g · Carbs: 52 g