Sweet & Sour Halloumi

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ingredients.

Feeds 4 with rice:

• 2 blocks of halloumi
• Oil for frying
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 Green pepper cut into cubes
• 1 red pepper cut into cubes
• 1 yellow pepper cut into cubes
• A tin of pineapple rings in juice: you will need 130ml of the juice and 3 pineapple rings cut into cubes

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For the sauce:

• 130ml pineapple juice from the tin
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 4 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• Salt and pepper

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Method:

1. Cut the blocks of halloumi into cubes and add to a large, non-stick frying pan with a drizzle oil. Fry on a medium heat for around 5 minutes, turning reguarly until golden brown all over. Set the halloumi aside.

1. Add the peppers and onion to the pan with a little more oil and fry for 10 minutes on a medium heat, stirring regularly until soft.

1. In the meantime make the sauce. Pour the pinapple juice into a bowl and stir in the cornflour until smooth. Add the ketchup, soy sauce, chilli powder, sugar, white wine vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Stir until smooth.

1. When the veg has finished cooking, pour the sauce in and simmer for around 3 minutes until thick, bubbling and has coated the veg.

1. Pour in 200ml boiling water and return the halloumi to the pan with the pineapple chunks. Mix thoroughly and simmer for 3 -5 minutes on a medium heat until the sauce is the thickness you like.

1. Serve immediately with rice