Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Sweet and Sour Mixed Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 2 carrots, sliced

• 1 green pepper, cubed

• 100 g/4 oz bamboo shoots, cut into strips

• 1 onion, cut into wedges

• 100 g/4 oz water chestnuts, cut into strips

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup sugar

• 60 ml/4 tbsp chicken stock

• 60 ml/4 tbsp wine vinegar

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil, salt and garlic until the garlic turns light golden.

2. Add the carrots, pepper, bamboo shoots and onions and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the water chestnuts and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

3. Mix together the sugar, stock, wine vinegar, soy sauce and corn flour then stir it into the pan.

4. Cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens and clears.