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sweet and sour vegetables

Sweet and Sour Vegetables

Homemade sweet and sour sauce, served with a selection of vegetables. Serve with cooked rice or noodles (not included in recipe)
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 291
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp oil
800 grams of vegetables, made up of:
  • 300 g broccoli a small head, cut into florets
  • 160 g carrot 1 large, chopped
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 8 vine tomatoes
  • 12 baby corn
  • 4 pineapple rings
For the sauce:
  • 150 ml pineapple juice
  • 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp tomato puree
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tbsp arrowroot powder

Method
 

  1. Prepare the vegetables by chopping and peeling everything (if required)
  2. Add a tablespoon of oil to a pan along with the garlic and onion. Cook for two minutes.
  3. Add the rest of the vegetables to the pan along. Keep on a relatively high heat, stirring regularly for another five minutes. Turn down the heat if the sauce is not ready.
  4. In a separate pot, add the pineapple juice, tomato puree, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup and tamari. Turn on a high heat and stir regularly. 
  5. Once sauce starts to bubble turn down to a low/medium heat and sprinkle in the arrowroot powder. Stir in well.
  6. One sauce has thickened, pour over the vegetables and cook for another 5 minutes on medium heat with the sauce bubbling gently. Stir regularly.
  7. Remove from the heat and serve with rice or noodles

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 8gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gSodium: 577mgPotassium: 1378mgFiber: 9gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 9453IUVitamin C: 173mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 2mg
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