Main Dishes, Oriental

Sweet n' Sour Tofu (beef, or chicken)

  • 1 cup Pineapple juice
  • 1/4 Soy sauce, light
  • 1/4 cup Vinegar
  • 1/4 cup Tomatos, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • 2 pounds Tofu, beef or chicken
  • 3 tablespoons Oil
  • 2 Pepper, green
  • 1 Carrots
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger
  • 1 20oz can Pineapple chunks

    • Drain pineapple reserving 1 cup of the juice and set aside. In a bowl, mix pineapple juice, soy sauce, vinegar, tomatoes, cornstach, and ginger. Drain tofu, pat ry, and slice into 1 inch cubes. If using meat, slice into strips. Heat oiland saute tofu or meat for 10 minutes.Slice peppers and carrots into strips.Add to tofu and saute for 3 minutes. Add sauce to the saute mixture and cook, stirring until sauce thickens but carrots are still somewhat crisp (about 5 minutes). Add pineapple chunks and heat throughly.

    Serve over rice, brown rice, or rice noodles.

    Feeds 6-8

    This recipe courtesy of the From My Kitchen Cookbook. 

    Contributed by Maureen Randall of Plymouth, MA. 

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