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Sweet and Sour Vegetables
Sweet and Sour Vegetables is a delicious Chinese style stir fry which is great to serve with rice or crispy noodles. Here is how to make this easy Oriental recipe.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
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- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 tbsp Garlic (chopped)
- 1 tbsp Ginger (finely chopped)
- 2 Red capsicum (cut into cubes)
- 2 Yellow capsicum (cut into cubes)
- 1 Green capsicum (cut into cubes)
- 200 g Mushroom (sliced)
- 1 cup Carrot (sliced)
- 200 g Tofu (cut into cubes)
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Red chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp Brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Red chilli paste
- 1 tsp MSG (optional)
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp White pepper powder
- 2 tbsp Cornflour
- Green onions for garnishing
Instructions
- 1
Heat vegetable oil and sesame oil in a wok.
- 2
When the oil is very hot, add ginger and garlic and fry for a few seconds.
- 3
Add the chopped vegetables and saute for a few minutes on high heat.
- 4
Add tofu and fry for a minute.
- 5
Now add 2 cups of water in the wok.
- 6
Add soy sauce, red chilli sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, brown sugar, red chilli paste, MSG, salt and white pepper powder and let the mixture come to a boil.
- 7
Mix cornflour with a little water and add it in the wok.
- 8
Cook till the sauce thickens.
- 9
Garnish with spring onion greens.
- 10
Serve hot.