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Recipe Slow Cooker Sweet and Sour Pork Chops (Pork)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 1 large onion, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 large carrot, peeled and diced
- 2 stalks celery, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 small green bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 (4 ounce) jar whole mushrooms, drained
- 1 cup canned diced pineapple in juice, drain juice and reserve
- 2 1/2 pounds large boneless pork chops or cubed pork loin
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- 1 cup reserved pineapple juice from the can
- 2 tablespoons sherry wine
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1/4 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 dashes hot pepper sauce, or to taste
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
Preparing/Cooking:
- Place the onions in the bottom of a 5 quart slow cooker.
- Layer carrots over the onions, followed by layers of celery, mushrooms, and pineapple.
- Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
- Place them on top of the vegetables.
- If you like, you may brown them in a hot skillet first.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the pineapple juice, sherry, cider vinegar, and soy sauce.
- Stir in the cornstarch until dissolved.
- Mix in the brown sugar, white pepper, ginger, mustard powder, garlic, salt, pepper, hot pepper sauce and tomato paste.
- Pour this over the pork chops and vegetables.
- The sauce will taste less sharp after a few hours in the slow cooker.
- Cover, and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 3 to 4 hours.
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