Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Sweet and Sour Asparagus Recipe

Ingredients

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 450 g/1lb asparagus, cut in diagonal pieces

• 60 ml/4 tbsp wine vinegar

• 50 g/1/4 cup brown sugar

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and stir-fry the asparagus for 4 minutes. Add the wine vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, wine or sherry and salt and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

2. Mix the corn flour with a little water, stir it into the pan and stir-fry for 1 minute.