Sweet & Sour Tofu With Cashews               

 tags (edit): Vegetarian @Vogel @Try Soon!  

 

Ingredients

3/4 pound Firm Tofu
Cut Into 1-Inch Cubes
20 ounce Canned Pineapple Chunks
-Packed In Juice
1 1/2 cup Orange Juice
1 teaspoon Orange Zest Grated
2 large Clov Garlic Minced
1 tablespoon Fresh Ginger Grated
2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Plus A Little More For The
-Stir-Fry
1 tablespoon Honey Or Sugar To Taste
-Up To 2
2 tablespoon Vinegar Rice Or Cider
Red Pepper To Taste Crushed
2 tablespoon Chinese Sesame Oil
1 medium Onion Chopped
1 small Carrot In Thin Slices
1 small Bell Pepper
Cut Into 1-Inch Pieces
1 Medium-Sized Tomato Seeded
Cut Into Chunks
3 medium Scallions Minced
3 tablespoon Cornstarch
A Few Lightly Toasted
-Cashews


 

Instructions
TWO NOTES BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Don't forget to start cooking some rice about 20 minutes in advance of beginning the stir-fry. If you boil the tofu cubes for about 10 minutes (you can do this way ahead), and then drain them, they will have a firmer texture.

1) Drain all the liquid from the can of pineapple into a 3- or 4-cup capacity measuring cup. Add enough orange juice to make 2 1/2 cups. Set aside the pineapple chunks.

2) Add orange zest, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, salt, honey or sugar, vinegar, and crushed red pepper to the juice, and whisk. Set aside, leaving the whisk in there.

3) Heat the wok and add the oil. Cook the onion, salted lightly, for 5 minutes. Add bell pepper and carrot, salt lightly again, and cook 5 minutes. Add tofu, tomato, pineapple chunks, and scallions.

4) Meanwhile, place the cornstarch in a small bowl. Pour a little of the pineapple-orange mixture into the cornstarch and whisk until dissolved. Whisk this back into the juice mixture.

5) Turn heat to high and pour the juice-cornstarch mix into the stir-fry. Cook and stir-fry over high heat until the sauce thickens and everything is nicely coated.

6) Serve over rice, topped with a generous handful of toasted cashews.

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Yields: 4 Servings
    


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