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Showing posts with label sweet-sour sauce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sweet-sour sauce. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Saucy Sauce: Sweet-Sour Sauce

9:07 PM figtarist
Sweet pickles and lemon juice sauce
Ingredients:

  • 2 - 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup of liquid from sweet pickles
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Cornstarch
  • Green and red peppers
  • Carrots
  • Salt

Procedure
  • Mix all ingredients and simmer in saucepan, then thicken with cornstarch.
  • Garnish with thinly sliced red and green peppers and carrots
  • Pour over vegetable medley.

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Monday, March 7, 2011

Fried Tokwa with Sweet-Sour Sauce

5:49 PM figtarist
fried tokwa with sweet and sour sauce
Ingredients
  • 12 tokwa (soybean curd) squares, cut lengthwise and fried
  • 1 cup pineapple tidbits
  • 1 medium size green pepper, cut in strips
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/2 cup pounded garlic
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Procedure
  • Saute garlic in a little oil.
  • Add the pepper, pineapple tidbits, water, pineapple juice, lime juice, soy sauce and salt. Let boil.
  • Dissolve the cornstarch and add.
  • Cook for another 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
  • Pour mixture on fried tokwa. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Fried Gluten with Sweet-Sour Sauce

5:18 AM figtarist
fried gluten with sweet-sour sauce
Ingredients
  • 12 pieces gluten steak, cut lengthwise and fried (1/2 kilo cooked gluten)
  • 1 can pineapple tidbits
  • 1 medium size green pepper, cut in strips
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon garlic crushed
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Procedure
  • Place 1 cup water in saucepan.
  • Add the pineapple, pepper, garlic, soy sauce, pineapple juice and lime juice. Boil for 5 minutes.
  • Add the cornstarch mixed with 1 cup water.
  • Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent from scorching.
  • Pour mixture over fried gluten.

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