Chinese Stewed Tomatoes And Peppers

Name: Chinese Stewed Tomatoes And Peppers
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Six cups, about 10 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 6 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled; 2 scallions, both green and white parts, trimmed and cut in 2-inch pieces; 1/2 cup coriander leaves and stems; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 1 pound sweet-hot peppers, such as gypsy, Hungarian or poblano, cored, seeded, deribbed and cut into 3-by- 1/2-inch strips; 2 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-wide wedges; 1/4 cup tamari soy; 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1/4 cup water; 1/4 teaspoon Oriental sesame oil

By Barbara Kafka

Total Time: 25 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:Six cups, about 10 servings

6cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
2scallions, both green and white parts, trimmed and cut in 2-inch pieces
½cup coriander leaves and stems
1tablespoon peanut oil
1pound sweet-hot peppers, such as gypsy, Hungarian or poblano, cored, seeded, deribbed and cut into 3-by- ½-inch strips
2½pounds ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into ½-inch-wide wedges
¼cup tamari soy
1tablespoon rice wine vinegar
3tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in ¼ cup water
¼teaspoon Oriental sesame oil

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Preparation

Step 1
Coarsely chop the garlic, scallions and cilantro in a food processor. Scrape into a 14-by-11-by-2-inch ceramic dish. Stir in peanut oil. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent for three minutes.
Step 2
Add the peppers. Cover tightly with microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent for five minutes.
Step 3
Uncover carefully and add the tomatoes. Re-cover tightly and cook at 100 percent for eight minutes.
Step 4
Uncover. Stir in the tamari soy, rice-wine vinegar and cornstarch mixture. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent for four minutes. Stir in the sesame oil. Serve hot or cold.