Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 ts Cornstarch
3 tb Stock
3/4 c Stock
3 tb White vinegar
3 tb Sugar
1 tb Tomato ketchup
2 tb Soy sauce
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Cayenne
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tb Oil
1 Garlic clove, peeled
1 sl Ginger root
1 Carrot, sliced
1/2 sm Red bell pepper, cut into
-- strips
1/2 sm Green bell pepper, cut into
-- strips
2 Scallions, sliced
3/4 lb Tofu, cubed
2 1/2 ts Salt
2 tb Vegetable oil

Mix cornstarch with 3 tb stock. Combine 3/4 c stock, vinegar, sugar,
ketchup, soy sauce, 1/2 ts salt, cayenne black pepper in a bowl.

Heat 1 tb oil in a small pot over a medium flame. When hot, toss in
garlic ginger. Stir. As soon as the garlic browns, remove pot from
the heat pour vinegar mixture from the bowl into it. Put pot back
onto the heat bring to a boil. Reduce heat simmer for 4 minutes.
Add cornstarch mixture. Stir till sauce thickens. Add more salt if
required. Remove garlic ginger.

Put tofu cubes into a bowl. Add 2 ts salt to 6 cups water bring to
a boil. Pour boiling water over tofu. Let them sit for a while.

Heat 2 tb oil in a wok. Put in 1/2 ts salt carrot, peppers
scallions. Stir fry for 30 seconds. Turn off heat.

Heat prepared sauce over a low heat. Take tofu out of the hot water.
Squeeze gently to get rid of excess water place on a serving
platter. Spread vegetables over the tofu. Pour sauce over vegetables.

Madhur Jaffrey, "World of the East Cookbook"

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