Sweet And Sour Summer Vegetables Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the water, sugar, vinegar and celery seed. Stir until dissolved.
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, layer the red onion, cucumber, tomatoes, green bell pepper and red bell pepper. Pour sugar mixture over vegetables, cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve chilled.

SWEET AND SOUR MARINATED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to a boil. Stir in the red pepper and cook 1 minute. Drain thoroughly.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat until a cube of eggplant dipped in the oil gives off a lively sizzle. Add the eggplant cubes and fry, stirring and turning them so they cook evenly, until the eggplant is golden brown on all sides. Remove the eggplant with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
• Heat the olive oil in a separate large skillet. Add the zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the onion to the oil remaining in pan and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in the celery and cook until the vegetables are wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in the raisins, green olives, pine nuts, capers, and blanched pepper. Season with salt and pepper to taste and continue cooking, stirring, until the vegetables are soft but not mushy, about 10 minutes. Add the diced tomatoes and cook until they are softened, about 5 minutes.
• While the vegetables are cooking, make the sugar-mint syrup. Bring the vinegar to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the sugar and the mint, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the syrup into the skillet of vegetables and cook until the vegetables are very soft and juicy but not broken up-you should be able to see the shape of each vegetable-3 to 4 minutes. Finally, stir in the eggplant and zucchini and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Cool completely before refrigerating.

CHINESE SWEET AND SOUR VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Add 1/2 cup water to large skillet with a tight-fitting lid and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add carrots, cover and steam for 4 minutes.
• Remove lid and add an additional 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil.
• Add broccoli and red peppers.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Cover and steam another 4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Meanwhile, combine cornstarch and sugar in small bowl.
• Blend in pineapple juice, soy sauce and vinegar until smooth.
• Transfer vegetables to colander and drain.
• Stir pineapple mixture and add to skillet.
• Cook and stir 2 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens.
• Stir in sesame oil.
• Return vegetables to skillet along with the green onions and toss with sauce.

SWEET & SOUR STIR-FRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a wok.
• When it is hot, put in the cabbage, cucumbers, tomato, bell peppers, mushrooms and water and stir fry.
• When everything is done, mix in the ketchup.
• Season with the sugar, soy sauce and vinegar.
• Mix some water with the flour and add with stirring to thicken.
• Taste and season as desired.

SWEET AND SOUR VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Drain the pineapple, reserve the juice and set aside. Place the vegetables, except the broccoli, in a large pot or wok with 1/2 cup of the water and the garlic and ginger. Sauté for 5 minutes. Add the broccoli and the remaining 1/2 cup water. Stir, then cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Combine the sauce ingredients in a separate bowl. Stir in the pineapple chunks and the sauce mixture. Cook, stirring until thickened.

SWEET AND SOUR MARINATED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix the vinegar, sugar, water and hidden ranch packet.
• Place cut veggies into marinade and mix.
• Refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.