Recipes | Sweet and Sour Mushrooms with Pineapples
Sweet and Sour Mushrooms with Pineapples
Enliven lightly crisped oven-baked mushrooms with a balanced Cantonese sweet and sour sauce with pineapples. Keep the mushrooms separate from the sauce until ready to serve.
Ingredients
Servings
For the Sweet and Sour Sauce:
- 1/2 Cup Ketchup
- 1/2 Cup White Vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. Brown Sugar
- 2 Tsp. Soy Sauce
For the Mushrooms and Pineapples:
- 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1/4 Tsp. Salt, Divided
- Dash to Taste White Pepper
- 1 Ontario Egg, Beaten with 1 Tsp. Water
- 1/2 Cup Fine Breadcrumbs
- 1 Lb. Ontario White Mushrooms, Cut in Half (If Large)
- 1 Small Ontario Onion, Cut Into 1-Inch Pieces
- 1 Ontario Red Pepper, Cut Into 1-Inch Pieces
- 1 Tbsp. Canola or Sunflower Oil
- 1 1/2 Cups Fresh or Canned (Well-Drained) Pineapple Chunks
- 2 Tbsp. Cornstarch, Mixed with 1/4 Cup Water
- 1 Green Onion, Trimmed and Thinly Sliced
- To Garnish Toasted Sesame Seeds
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.Step 2
Make the sweet and sour sauce. Add ketchup, vinegar, sugars and soy sauce to a bowl and whisk well. Set aside.Step 3
Set out three shallow bowls: In the first, toss together flour, half the salt and pepper. Place the beaten egg and water in the second bowl and mix the breadcrumbs with remaining salt in the third.Step 4
In small batches, toss the mushrooms well in the flour, then into the egg mixture, then quickly into the breadcrumbs to coat well. Place them on the baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden and crispy. Transfer to a serving bowl.Step 5
Meanwhile, wok-fry the onions and peppers in oil for two minutes or until crisp-tender. Add the sweet and sour sauce and bring to a low boil. Add pineapples and toss for 30 seconds more. Adjust seasonings. Pour cornstarch mixture into sauce stirring until thickened. Remove from heat.Step 6
Ladle the sweet and sour sauce over the mushrooms and let it slowly smother them. Alternatively, you can serve the sauce on the side. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
NOTE: To make it spicy, toss ¼ tsp. cayenne powder with the flour, and add chopped chilis to the sauce.
