Sweet and Sour Vegetables With Tofu

Submitted by dicentra

"This is good. Serve with ramen noodles or over brown rice. Either fry the tofu yourself or buy pre-fried tofu."

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photo by Cynna

Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
2 ounces baby corn
2 ounces fresh snow peas
1 carrot, cut in matchsticks
1 green bell pepper, cut in matchsticks
8 scallions, trimmed and sliced the long way
2 ounces canned bamboo shoots, drained
8 ounces fried tofu, cubed
2 tablespoons dry sherry or 2 tablespoons white wine
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon soy sauce
²⁄₃ cup vegetable stock
1 tablespoon cornstarch

directions

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds.
Add the baby corn, snow peas, carrot and bell pepper and stir-fry for abut 5 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
Add the scallions, bamboo shoots and tofu. Cook for 2 more minutes.
In a small bowl, stir together the sherry, vinegar, honey, soy sauce, vegetable stock and corn starch. Add to the hot pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

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Reviews

I baked the tofu instead of frying it - great flavors! The sauce has a really good balance to it. Could easily put your own favorite veggies in.

AEHbamafan
This recipe has a great balance of flavors between the sweet and sour. The vegetables were crisp and fresh tasting. I pressed tofu for 30 minutes and marinated it a mixture just like the the sauce, sans cornstarch. Absolutely delicious and perfectly fried! I served this dish over over white basmati rice and sprinkled it with soy sauce.

Cynna

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dicentra

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