Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Pork

INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup

pineapple juice, (plus 1 1/2 cups fresh or thawed pineapple chunks)

1/2 cup

tomato sauce

2 tbsp

soy sauce, such as Kikkoman

2 tbsp

apple cider, (or 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (choose cider for soft sweetness, vinegar for tang))

1 tsp

garlic powder, (or 2 teaspoons grated garlic)

1/4 tsp

ground ginger, (or 1 teaspoon grated ginger)

1/4 cup

firmly packed light or dark brown sugar

1 lb

boneless loin pork chops, (fatty kind preferred, each about 1 inch thick, cut into 1-inch pieces)

Rounded 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 tsp

ground black pepper

2 tbsp

neutral oil (such as canola or avocado)

small yellow onion cut into 1-inch pieces

large bell pepper, (seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces)

1 tbsp

cornstarch or potato starch

1 tbsp

water

slender green onions (tender green parts only, thinly sliced)

Rice (for serving)