Plum Sauce from Target is ALL GOOD!

If you've ever ordered Spring Rolls at an Asian restaurant, you've probably been served some type of Plum Sauce as a dip. It's a yummy sweet and sour condiment that's good with just about anything, especially meat and fried dishes. Over the weekend I picked up a bottle of Plum Sauce from Target and couldn't wait to try it! So tonight I used it to make a sweet, sour and spicy pork stir-fry. The secret to tender meat is to marinade it in a cornstarch mixture but make sure you reserve the marinade cuz the cornstarch also helps thicken the sauce. (Don't worry that it's touched raw meat cuz you need to boil it for several minutes.) It was seriously one of the best stir-fries I've ever had! Not conventional, I'm sure, but REALLY yummy!

Ingredients:


1 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 Tbsp Teriyaki sauce
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lb boneless pork, cut in 1-inch cubes
1 Tbsp oil
1/4 c Chinese plum sauce
1/4 c chicken broth
1 c pineapple chunks, undrained
2 green onions, minced
4 dried red chillies
Rice, for serving


Prep:


1. Combine cornstarch, soy sauce, Teriyaki sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, sesame oil, and garlic. Toss with pork. Let marinate 30 minutes in room temperature (or longer in the refrigerator).


2. Heat oil in a pan. Add pork, reserving marinade, and stir-fry until browned, 5 minutes.


3. Add plum sauce, broth, pineapple, green onions and red chillies. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer about 5 minutes, until pork is tender and cooked through.


4. Add the reserved marinade and bring to a boil, then cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, 5 minutes. Serve with rice and garnish with more green onions.