Pineapple Vegetable Oriental

- My Sister LaRee

Lean Pork 1-2 lbs very lean
1 ripe fresh pineapple
2 green peppers
2 med. onions
1/4 lb fresh mushrooms
soy sauce
6 T sugar
4 T vinegar
4-6 carrots

Cut the lean pork in chunks and marinate over night (or several hours) in a mixture of 4 T soy sauce and 1 tsp accent. Peel and core pineapple~ cut into chunks and place on a tray. Peel onions, carrots and green peppers. Cut onions and peppers in chunks and carrots in pencil sized strips. Par-boil vegetables approx 6 min. in slightly salted water. Drain. It is preferred to cook the vegetables separately. Brown meat in small amount of oil. Add sliced mushrooms and continue to brown for a few minutes, then add onions and then carrots. Finally, add pineapple chunks (use 1/2 or more of fresh pineapple) Cover with the following sweet and sour sauce and cook covered for only a very few minutes.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

2c. water
4 T. cornstarch
3-4 T soy sauce
4 T. vinegar
6 T sugar

Serve piping hot over steamed rice.