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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Sweet and Sour Tofu and Vegetables


SWEET AND SOUR TOFU AND VEGETABLES is a quick and easy dish to prepare that is colorful and filling, served with rice and some greens. This dish served five.

Ingredients in Rice Cooker
2 cups — jasmine rice
3 1/2 cups — water 
1 bunch — chopped collards
 
Method
Use a rice cooker to cook up two cups of jasmine rice with three and a half cups of water, with a bunch of chopped collards in the steamer above.

Ingredients in Bowl
2 tblsp. — organic cornstarch
2 tblsp. — water
15oz — canned organic pineapple chunks and juice
1/4 cup — water
1 tblsp. — apple cider vinegar
1 tsp — sweetener like maple syrup or agave
2 tblsp. — tamari
1/2 tsp — ginger powder
1 touch — red pepper
 
Ingredients in Cast Iron Pan
1 — chopped medium onion
1 tblsp. — olive oil
1 tblsp. — toasted sesame oil
1 — carrot, thinly sliced
Optional — additional sliced vegetables (green beans, corn, peppers, broccoli)
1 block — tofu, cubed
1 sprinkle — salt
 
Method
In a bowl mix together two tablespoons of organic cornstarch in two tablespoons of water, adding most of a fifteen ounce can of organic pineapple chunks and juice. I let the boys drink and eat some of it. Also, I only had rings, so I chopped them up.