Ham And Peppers Stir Fry With Sweet And Sour Sauce Food

SWEET AND SOUR HAM

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup of juice; set pineapple aside. In a large bowl, combine the reserved juice, ketchup, soy sauce and sugar. Add ham and green pepper., In a large skillet, cook and stir ham mixture over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until pepper is tender. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in pineapple and heat through. Serve with rice if desired.

HAM AND PEPPERS STIR FRY WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the sauce by first stirring cornstarch with about 2 or 3 tbs.of the chicken broth in a small bowl.
• When the cornstarch is dissolved and smooth, stir in the remaining sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Brown ham in 1/3 of butter over moderately high heat in a skillet or wok until it begins to brown.
• Remove and set the ham aside.
• Melt another 1/3 of the butter in the skillet or wok and sauté the onions.
• When they start to soften and turn translucent, add the peppers and the final 1/3 of the butter.
• When the onions have somewhat browned, add the ham and the pineapple, juice and all.
• Stir the sauce until smooth again (since the cornstarch tends to settle) and pour into skillet or wok.
• Increase heat and stir until the sauce begins to bubble.
• Reduce heat and stir for a minute or two until the cornstarch is fully cooked; if too thick, thin with a little water or broth.
• Serve over steamed rice as soon as possible. I like to sprinkle some dried hot red pepper flakes over it; I love hot food and this gives the dish some zing!

CREAM CHEESE AND HAM STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Slice the tops off of the peppers and remove the seeds.
• Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl and use a silicone spatula to smash and stir it until smooth. Fold in the ham, corn, parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper.
• Stuff each pepper generously with some of the cream cheese filling. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

SWEET-AND-SOUR PORK STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together 1/3 cup pineapple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch, and 1/4 cup water. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Cook pork, in two batches, until well browned on one side, about 1 minute (pork will cook more later); transfer to a plate.
• To skillet, add scallion whites and bell peppers; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until peppers are crisp-tender, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add pork (along with any juices), broccoli, and pineapple chunks. Whisk sauce; add to skillet. Bring to a simmer; cook, stirring, until broccoli is warmed through, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in scallion greens, and serve with rice.

SWEET AND SOUR STIR FRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients until sugar and corn starch are completely dissolved.
• Stir before adding to stir fry at the last minute of cooking time.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and peppers; cook 8 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.
• Add sweet-and-sour sauce, dressing and soy sauce; mix well. Stir in broccoli; cook 2 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over rice.

QUICK SWEET AND SOUR HAM

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice and pineapple chunks. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and ginger. Stir in the water, vinegar and reserved juice until smooth; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet, saute the ham, green pepper and onion in hot oil over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until ham is lightly browned and vegetable are crisp-tender. Stir reserved pineapple chunks into skillet; heat through. Stir juice mixture. Gradually stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over rice.

SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE I

Steps:

• Place the sugar, vinegar, water, soy sauce, ketchup and cornstarch in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Stir continuously until the mixture has thickened.

QUICK HAM STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In large wok, heat oil over medium high heat.
• Add celery, onion, and green pepper; stir-fry 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Add ham, garlic powder and pepper; stir fry 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add rice and soy sauce; stir fry 3-4 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Serve with additional soy sauce, if desired.

HOT-AND-SOUR SAUCE (STIR FRY)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in small bowl and set aside until needed (Sauce can be prepared a few hours in advance.) Once all ingredients have been stir-fried, add sauce to pan along with any ingredients that have been stir-fried and then removed from pan.
• Stir-fry until ingredients are well coated with sauce and sizzling hot, about 1 minute.

SWEET & SOUR STIR-FRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all in a 1-cup measuring cup.