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02-24 Sweet and Sour

You can make this with the pork or the tofu or both...

Put equal parts brown and white rice in rice cooker or start rice cooking on stove.
In large pan, sauté:
1 T sesame oil (canola oil is fine)
1/2 lb pork, cubed small
a few min. then when outer layer turns white, add:
1/2 onion, chopped
3 lg carrots, cubed or sliced
Stir well. When almost cooked, push veggies to one side of pan.
Drain any juices and then
stir together in that space:
1/2 c brown sugar
2 T cornstarch
2/3 c red wine vinegar
the reserved pineapple juice (see pineapple below)
2 T soy sauce
1/2 t garlic powder or 1 t fresh garlic, crushed
1/2 t gr. ginger or 1 t fresh ginger, crushed
When combined, stir veggies into sauce until thickens,
then add:
1 box tofu, cubed
1 can pineapple chunks, cut in half & drained -SAVE JUICE for sauce
Stir well. Serve on hot rice.

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