Sweet and Sour Sauce ala The Dumpling Cookbook

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Sweet and Sour Sauce ala The Dumpling Cookbook

 

Recipe By : Maria Polushkin, The Dumpling Cookbook

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Cookbook Sauces

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 tablespoons tree ear mushrooms*

2 cups water

2/3 cup red wine vinegar

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1/4 cup peanut oil -- or vegetable oil

1 red bell pepper -- or green, seeded

and coarsely chopped

1 large onion -- cut into thin

wedges

1 carrot -- coarsely chopped

2 cloves garlic -- peeled and crushed

1 tablespoon cornstarch -- dissolved in 2

tablespoons water

 

1. Soak the mushrooms in very hot water for 30 minutes. Drain.

 

2. Combine the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, and soy sauce in a saucepan and

place over moderate heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 5 to 10

minutes.

 

3. Heat the peanut or vegetable oil in a skillet and add the mushrooms, all

the other vegetables and the garlic. Stir-fry for 5 minutes.

 

4. Add the vegetables to the vinegar sauce, along with the dissolved

cornstarch. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.

 

5. Remove from heat and serve with fried wonton.

 

Notes and Variations

 

*1. The tree ear mushrooms, which are found in Oriental food stores,

expand considerably when soaked, so make sure you use a large enough bowl.

 

2. The sauce can be made far ahead of time and reheated.

 

3. A few drops of red food coloring will turn the sauce the same color as

that sauce served in Chinese restaurants.

 

Maria Polushkin;The Dumpling Cookbook; Typos by Brenda Adams

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