Island Tuna And Pineapple

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can pineapple chunks
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil or 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped into large pieces (about 3/4 inch)
• 2 medium green peppers, chopped into large pieces (about 3/4 inch)
• 1 (7 ounce) can solid tuna, drained and broken into large chunks
• 1 medium tomato, sliced into wedges (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups hot cooked rice (or amount preferred for personal taste)

Recipe

• 1 drain the canned pineapple chunks, reserving the juice.
• 2 in a bowl, combine the juice from the pineapple, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, water and cornstarch. whisk together very well until smooth, then set aside.
• 3 in a wok or large frying pan, heat oil on medium high heat until very hot. add onion and pepper and stir-fry for about 30 seconds. add pineapple chunks and stir-fry for about another 30 seconds. add tuna and stir-fry gently for about another 15 seconds.
• 4 stir reserved liquid mixture again, then pour over tuna pineapple mixture. stir gently to combine, bring to a boil, and cook just until thickened.
• 5 if desired, stir in tomato wedges until heated through.
• 6 serve on hot cooked rice.