Sweet And Sour Shrimp (or Chicken)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 lb shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, packed in juice
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon oriental sesame oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 sweet red pepper, cored, seeded and cut in 3/4 inch cubes
• 2 green onions, cut in slivers
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• cooked rice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 combine shrimp and 2 tablespoons of the cornstarch in bag; shake to coat.
• 2 drain pineapple, reserving juice (about 1/2 cup).
• 3 stir remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch into reserved juice until smooth.
• 4 stir in tomato paste, vinegar, honey, soy and sesame oil until blended.
• 5 heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• 6 add the shrimp and cook for about 3 minutes or until cooked through.
• 7 drain on paper toweling.
• 8 heat remaining oil in skillet.
• 9 add sweet peppers; stir-fry 6 minutes.
• 10 add onion, garlic, ginger; stir-fry 1 minute.
• 11 stir tomato mixture into skillet.
• 12 bring to boiling.
• 13 add shrimp and pineapple; heat through.
• 14 serve over rice.
• 15 garnish with slivered green onion, if you wish.