Best Sweet And Sour Veggies Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR TOFU VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan bring 2 cups of the water to a boil over high heat. Add the rice, reduce the heat, and simmer until the rice is tender and water is absorbed, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and keep warm.
• Remove excess water from the tofu, and then cut it into 1/2-inch cubes.
• In a small bowl, whisk the pineapple juice, lemon juice, ketchup, maple syrup, tamari, sesame oil, arrowroot, and ginger together.
• In a wok or large skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrot, green beans, bell pepper, mushrooms, and zucchini and stir-fry until tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the pineapple juice mixture, tofu and pineapple. Cook, stirring often, until the sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Spoon the veggies and sauce over the brown rice and serve.

SWEET AND SOUR VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the water, sugar, vinegar and celery seed. Stir until dissolved.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, layer the red onion, cucumber, tomatoes, green bell pepper and red bell pepper. Pour sugar mixture over vegetables, cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve chilled.

BAKED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN WITH VEGGIES

Steps:

• Quarter onions, cut carrots into one inch pieces, (I used baby carrots, about 12).
• Seed, core and cut green peppers into one inch chunks.
• Scatter all veggies in a roasting pan with a lid, cover and roast at 400f degrees for 15 minutes.
• In a large shallow dish,combine flour, salt and pepper.
• Press chicken legs into flour mixture to coat all over.
• In a large non stick frypan heat 1 tablespoon oil, over medium high heat.
• Brown chicken in batches, adding remaining oil when necessary, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Arrange on top of veggies in roaster.
• Whisk together, in a measuring cup, orange juice,honey, soy sauce, tomato paste, corn starch and garlic.
• Pour over chicken and veggies.
• Cover and roast at 400f degrees for 20 minutes; uncover and roast, basting occasionally, until chicken is golden and juices run clear, approximately another 20 minutes.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN WITH PINEAPPLE AND VEGGIES

Steps:

• Cut up chicken breasts, however many you'd like in there (about 1 pound is good), and saute in large deep skillet with oil til done. About 10 minutes depending on how you cut them.
• Remove to a bowl and cover to keep warm and moist.
• Drain and wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
• Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in skillet. Stir in pineapple (with syrup), vinegar and soy sauce.
• Over medium heat, heat til boiling and thickened stirring constantly. You'll know when the sauce is done because it will turn dark and clearish and thicken quickly.
• Reduce heat.
• Add chicken and water chestnuts (drained), cover and simmer over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring ocaisionally.
• Stir in pea pods and baby corns and continue to cook 5 minutes longer, uncovered, stirring ocaisionally and gently.
• *If you'd like, you can add a small can of mandarin oranges (DRAINED) to this at this point. But just fold them in and serve immediately. I like them in there, but they do tend to water down the sauce a bit, so be careful if adding them. BARELY fold them in and serve right away.
• Serve all over cooked rice.

SWEET AND SOUR PICKLED VEGGIES

Steps:

• 1. Place the vegetable into 3 quart jars.
• 2. In a saucepan combine the remaining ingredients. Cook just until the sugar has dissolved. Pour over vegetables and place on the lids.
• 3. Leave sit at least 4 hours. Turning the jars over every half hour. Store in fridge. The next day drain and place the veggies in a container covered in the fridge. Don't leave them in the brine to long because the longer they are in the brine the stronger they become.