Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Onion and Tomatoes in Simple Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 medium-sized onion

• 2 tomatoes (choose firm and ripe)

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• pinch each salt, sugar and Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

• 4 tablespoons hot chicken stock

• 3/4 teaspoon corn-flour

• 1 tablespoon water

• 1 onion 'flower'

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Method:

1. Roughly chop the onion. Cut the firm tomatoes into eighths and set aside. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion in it for 4 minutes, tossing it about.

2. Add a pinch salt, pinch sugar, pinch Ve-Tsin, soy sauce and chicken stock and cook for a further 2 minutes.

3. Add the tomatoes and gently move them about so as not to break them up.

4. Blend the corn-flour with the water, stir it in and boil for 1 1/2 minutes. Turn into a heated serving dish and garnish with the onion 'flower'.