Title: Sweet and Sour Soybeans
Categories: Vegetarian Entree Vegetable
Yield: 6 Servings
| | | Sweet-sour sauce (see below) |
| 2 | tb | Salad oil |
| 1 | | Large onion cut 1" squares |
| 2 | | Large carrots cut 1/4" slice |
| 1 | | Clove garlic, minced/pressed |
| 1 | | Green pepper * |
| 3/4 | c | Fresh pineapple chuncks ** |
| 2 | | Tomatoes, cut in wedges |
| 2 1/2 | c | Cooked soybeans *** |
* Seeded and cut into 1" squares ** or canned pineapple chuncks drained
*** 3 to 3-1/2 hours cooking time after sooking Prepare sweet-sour sauce
and reserve. In a bowl combine 1-1/2 t. each cornstarch, soy sauce, and dry
sherry; 1/2 cup each brown sugar and wine vinegar; and 1/3 cup vegetable
stock. garlic and cook stirring for about 3 minutes or until vegetables are
crisp-tender. Add green pepper and cook for 1 minute. Add pineapple,
tomatoes, and soybeans and cook for 2 minutes or until hot. Stir
sweet-sour sauce, pour into pan, and continue to cook, stirring, until
sauce bubbles and thickens. Per serving: 10 grams protein, 72 grams
carbohydrate, no cholesterol, 391 calories