Vegetable Sweet and Sour

Vegetable Sweet and Sour

I had this dish in a restaurant, so thats when i decided to try this at home. I found this to be the easiest way of making Vegetable Sweet and Sour. We don't like it very sweet so I add a bit of chilly sauce.

Do not overcook the vegetables. The vegetables should retain it colour and crunchiness.

Ingredients:

• 8 french beans cut into 1 inch pieces
• 8-10 cauliflower florets
• 1 medium carrot, cut into thin rounds
• 4 baby corn cobs cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 1 big onion cut into 1 inch square pieces and separate the layers
• 1 green capsicum cut into 1 inch square pieces
• 1/4 medium cabbage cut into 1 inch squares
• 1 slice tinned pineapple cut into 1/2 inch pieces (optional)
• 3 table spoons tomato ketchup
• 1-2 tea spoon red chilly sauce
• 2 table spoon sugar
• 1/4 tea spoon MSG (optional)
• 1/2 tea spoon pepper powder
• 1 1/2 cup vegetable stock or water
• 3 table spoons cornflour
• 1/2 inch ginger finely chopped
• 4-5 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 1 table spoon finely chopped spring onion greens
• 3 table spoons white vinegar
• 2 table spoons oil
• salt to taste

Method:

Mix tomato sauce, red chilly sauce, sugar, MSG, pepper powder and salt in one cup of water or vegetable stock and keep aside.

Mix corn flour in 1 cup of water and keep aside.

Heat oil in a wok, add ginger and garlic and saute for a minute. Now add onions and saute for another minute. Add carrots, cauliflower, beans, cabbage and fry for 2-3 minutes. Then add capsicum and fry for another minute.

Now add in the water mixed with sauce and spices. Then add the remaining water and cook on low heat for 2 minutes. Now add the corn flour mixture and cook until the sauce starts to thicken, stirring continuously.

Add pineapple pieces and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the vinegar and serve hot with Chinese fried rice or noodles.