Subuta
Pork loin does the heavy lifting here, with bell peppers rounding it out. A Japanese dinner that takes 40 minutes, start to finish.
✓ USDA-verified nutrition data
480 calories
38g protein
48g carbs
14g fat
3g fiber
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb Pork loin
- 2 Bell peppers
- 1 Onion
- 1 cup Pineapple
- 0.5 cup Bamboo shoots
- 0.5 cup Potato starch
- 1 Egg
- 0.33 cup Rice vinegar
- 0.25 cup Sugar
- 0.25 cup Ketchup
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 0.25 cup Water
- 1 tbsp Fresh ginger
Steps
- Cut the pork into bite-sized chunks and coat with beaten egg and potato starch. Fry at 350 degrees 4 minutes until crisp; drain.
- Stir-fry the peppers, onion, pineapple, and bamboo shoots 2 minutes — they stay crunchy.
- Add the vinegar, sugar, ketchup, soy, water, and ginger; simmer 3 minutes until the sauce turns glossy and thick enough to coat.
- Return the pork and toss 1 minute so the crust stays crisp under the glaze.
- Serve over rice. Subuta is sweet-and-sour, Japanese style: brighter, lighter, and less sticky than its Chinese cousin.