An absolute favorite Vegetarian curry of ours is this delicious Sweet and Sour Stir fry with tofu and Vegetables. It tastes great when served with sticky rice or jasmine rice
My husband is a big lover of sweet-and-sour stir fry and we have a hard time finding a vegetarian one when we eat out. I have used tofu for protein and loads of vegetables in this sweet sour stir fry recipe.
I have made a sweet and sour before and this sauce was different from what I had made earlier. The sauce was very flavorful and we thoroughly enjoyed it for dinner with some sticky rice on the side.
Cantonese Cuisine, also named Yue Cuisine or Guangdong cuisine, is one of the main cuisine styles in China. It comes from Guangdong Province in southern China and it is one of the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine.
The basic cooking techniques of Cantonese cuisine include roasting, stir-frying, sautéing, deep-frying, braising, stewing, and steaming. Steaming and stir-frying are most commonly used to preserve the ingredients' natural flavors.
Preparation time – 20 mins
Cooking time – 30 mins
Difficulty level – easy
Ingredients to make Sweet and Sour Stir fry – Serves 4
- Tofu – 1 package (drained and squeezed dry)
- Onion – 1 large (cubed)
- Bell pepper – 1 (cubed)
- Broccoli – 1 cup of florets
- Carrot – 1 (cubed)
- Pineapple – 1 cup
- Red chili pepper – 3 (sliced lengthwise)
To marinate the tofu –
- Corn flour – 1 tsp
- Plain custard powder – 1 tsp
- Salt – ½ tsp
- Pepper powder – to taste
- Water – about 2 tablespoon (just enough to make a paste)
To dredge the marinated tofu –
- All-purpose flour – 3 tbsp
- Corn flour – 3 tbsp
- Rice flour – 2 tbsp
For the sauce –
- Ketchup – 4 tbsp
- Chili sauce – 3 tbsp
- Plum sauce – 3 tablespoon pr substitute with 1 tablespoon ketchup, 2 teaspoon vinegar and 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- Soy Sauce – 2 tsp
- Sugar – 1 tsp
- Water – 2 tbsp
Procedure to make Sweet and Sour Stir fry –
To make the sauce
- Mix all the ingredients mentioned for the sauce in a small saucepan and bring it to a boil stirring well. Remove from heat and keep it aside. I did not have plum sauce, so I used the substitutes mentioned and it tasted great.
To marinate the tofu for Sweet and Sour Stir fry
- Combine all the ingredients mentioned and make a smooth batter. The original recipe used one egg instead of water, but I used water to make the batter.
- Drain the tofu and squeeze out all the excess water. Cut them into 1-inch cubes and then add them to the marinated batter. Use your hands and toss it well to combine. Keep it aside for at least 10 mins.
- Heat oil in a frying pan to deep fry the tofu.
- Combine all the ingredients mentioned under dredging the tofu. Add the marinated tofu to this mixture and toss it well. Shake off the excess flour and deep fry them until golden brown and crispy. Drain on a paper towel and keep it aside.
- In a wok or a sauté pan, heat about 1 tablespoon of oil. Sauté the onions and the chili pepper.
- Now add the rest of the vegetables and sauté just until slightly tender.
- Now add the prepared sauce and bring it to a boil.
- Add the fried tofu and pineapples and mix well. Add little water if needed to bring the sauce to the required consistency. We like it a little bit on the runny side, so I added about a cup of water to give me enough gravy to serve with rice.
- Simmer it for about 5 mins and then remove it from the flame.
- Serve sweet and sour Stir fry hot with jasmine rice or any other fragrant rice of your choice.
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Recipe
Cantonese Sweet And Sour Stir Fry With Tofu And Vegetables
Equipment
- sauce pan
- bowl
- wok
- Stove
Ingredients
- 1 package Tofu drained and squeezed dry
- 1 large Onion cubed
- 1 Bell pepper cubed
- 1 cup of florets Broccoli
- 1 Carrot cubed
- 1 cup Pineapple
- 3 Red chili pepper sliced lengthwise
- 1 teaspoon Corn flour
- 1 teaspoon Plain custard powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- Pepper powder – to taste
- 2 tablespoon Water – just enough to make a paste
- 3 tablespoon All purpose flour–
- 3 tablespoon Corn flour
- 2 tablespoon Rice flour
- 4 tablespoon Ketchup
- 3 tablespoon Chili sauce
- 3 tablespoon Plum sauce substitute with 1 tablespoon ketchup 2 teaspoon vinegar and 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Water
Instructions
- To make the sauce
- Mix all the ingredients mentioned for the sauce in a small sauce pan and bring it to a boil stirring well. Remove from heat and keep it aside. I did not have plum sauce, so I used the substitutes mentioned and it tasted great.
- To marinate the tofu for Sweet and Sour Stir fry
- Combine all the ingredients mentioned and make a smooth batter. The original recipe used one egg instead of water, but I used water to make the batter.
- Drain the tofu and squeeze out all the excess water. Cut them into 1 inch cubes and then add it to the marinate batter. Use your hands and toss it well to combine. Keep it aside for at least 10 mins.
- Heat oil in a frying pan to deep fry the tofu.
- Combine all the ingredients mentioned under dredging the tofu. Add the marinated tofu to this mixture and toss it well. Shake off the excess flour and deep fry them until golden brown and crispy. Drain on a paper towel and keep it aside.
- In a wok or a sauté pan, heat about 1 tablespoon of oil. Sauté the onions and the chili pepper.
- Now add the rest of the vegetables and sauté just until slightly tender.
- Now add the prepared sauce and bring it to boil.
- Add the fried tofu and pineapples and mix well. Add little water if needed to bring the sauce to required consistency. We like it a little bit on the runny side, so I added about a cup of water to give me enough gravy to serve with rice.
- Simmer it for about 5 mins and then remove from flame.
- Serve sweet and sour Stir fry hot with jasmine rice or any other fragrant rice of your choice.
Chandrani Banerjee says
Very healthy and colorful curry.
Saras Sho says
It is really wonderful to see a veggie out of a pakka non verg item, looks very appetizing dear and Thanks a lot for trying.
Cheers,
Shobana n Saraswathi
Shruti says
Super duper hit in my kitchen!!! Made this a few days back only...
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Priya Anandakumar says
super delicious sweet and sour stir fry...
Sapana Behl says
wonderful cuisine..