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Instant Pot Sweet ‘n Sour Pork Chops

Make this Top Selling Instant Pot Sweet 'n Sour Pork Chops Recipe. Tender, Juicy Pork Chops drenched in a deliciously appetizing sweet and sour yummy sauce. Add this pressure cooker pork chops to your easy weeknight meal plan!

Total Time
52 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 493 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian , Chinese

Ingredients

  • 4 (808g) boneless or bone-in pork chops , pounded
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) peanut oil or olive oil
  • ⅔ cup (100g) Canned Pineapple Chunks
  • 1 (140g) green/red bell pepper , chopped
  • 1 (100g) small onion , chopped
  • 3 (13g) garlic cloves , minced
  • ¾ cup (188ml) cold water
  • ¼ cup (60g) ketchup
  • ¼ cup (60ml) white vinegar
  • 1.5 tablespoon (21g) white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) Regular soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon (15g) tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon (5ml) Worcestershire sauce 
Marinade:
  • ½ teaspoon (2.3g) white sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon (1.25g) kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon (1.25ml) sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) Regular soy sauce
Thickener:
  • 2.5 tablespoons (22.5g) cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons (45ml) cold water

Instructions

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  1. Tenderize Pork Chops: Use the backend of a heavy knife or meat tenderizer to pound both sides of pork chops with all your might (see below photos as reference).
  2. Marinate Pork Chops: Marinate with ½ tsp white sugar, ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp sesame oil, and 1 tbsp soy sauce for at least 30 minutes. If you are marinating for 1 1/2 - 8 hours, place them in the fridge.
  3. Prepare Instant Pot Pressure Cooker: Heat up pressure cooker over medium heat (Instant Pot: use Sauté Normal Function). Ensure your pot is as hot as it can be (Instant Pot: wait until indicator says HOT). This prevents pork chops from sticking to the pot.
  4. Brown Pork Chops: Add 1 tbsp (15ml) peanut oil. Ensure to coat oil over whole bottom of the pot. Brown 2 marinated pork chops for roughly 75 - 90 seconds per side (don’t constantly flip them). Remove and set aside. Repeat for remaining pork chops.
  5. Sauté Onions & Garlic: Add chopped onions, a pinch of kosher salt and ground black pepper if desired. Cook onions for roughly 1 minute until softened. Add minced garlic cloves and sauté for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
  6. Deglaze: Add ⅔ cup (188ml) cold water and deglaze by scrubbing all the flavorful brown bits off the bottom.
  7. Pressure Cook Pork Chops: Add ¼ cup (60ml) ketchup, ¼ cup (60ml) white vinegar, 1.5 tbsp (21g) white sugar, 1 tbsp (15ml) soy sauce, 1 tbsp (15g) tomato paste, and 1 tsp (5ml) Worcestershire sauce. Stir and mix well. Place pork chops + all meat juice in the pot. Pressure cook at High Pressure for 1 minute, then 10 minutes Natural Release.
  8. Make Sweet & Sour Sauce: Remove pork chops. Press Cancel button, then Sauté button to heat up the sauce. Add ⅔ cup (100g) pineapple chunks and chopped green/red pepper. Stir and cook for a minute.
  9. Thicken Sauce: Mix 2.5 tbsp (22.5g) cornstarch with 3 tbsp (45ml) cold water. Mix it in one third at a time until desired thickness. Taste the sweet ‘n sour sauce and season with more salt, sugar, or vinegar. For reference, we added 2 pinches of kosher salt. Turn off the heat. Add pork chops back in and coat them with the delicious sauce.
  10. Serve: Drizzle sweet ‘n sour sauce over pork chops, then enjoy!

Notes

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Nutrition Information

Calories 493kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 35g (12%) Protein 46g (92%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 135mg (45%) Sodium 931mg (39%) Potassium 1100mg (31%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 24g (48%) Vitamin A 315IU (6%) Vitamin C 41.3mg (46%) Calcium 45mg (5%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 493

% Daily Value*

Calories 493kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 35g 12%
Protein 46g 92%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 135mg 45%
Sodium 931mg 39%
Potassium 1100mg 23%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 24g 48%
Vitamin A 315IU 6%
Vitamin C 41.3mg 46%
Calcium 45mg 5%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.