Sweet & Sour Pork - Serves 6
1 1/2 pounds lean boneless pork cut in 2*1/2" strips
2 tablespoon shortening (can use veg oil in a pinch)
1 cup water
1 chicken bouillion cube
1 1 pound 4 ounce can pineapple chunks
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 medium green pepper cut in strips
1/4 cup thinly sliced onion
Hot cooked rice - if you are bad with burning things, try minute rice.
Brown pork slowly in shortening. Add 1 cup water and bouillon cube. Cover and simmer till tender, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving syrup. Combine brown sugar and cornstarch; add reserved pineapple, vinegar and soy sauce. Cook and stir over medium heat till thickened and bubbly.
Remove from heat. Add sauce to pork. Stir in pineapple, green pepper and onion. Cook on low heat 2-3 minutes or till vegetables are tender crisp. Serve over rice.