Chinese Style Sauteed Firm Tofu

24 oz Firm tofu

2 tb Oil

1/2 ts Salt

1 sm Onion, thinly sliced

6 md Mushrooms, sliced

1 sm Carrot, cut into matchsticks

2 md Green bell peppers, thinly

-- sliced 1 tb Sake or white wine

1 1/2 tb Soy sauce

1 ts Grated ginger

1 tb Sugar

1 tb Water

1 ts Cornstarch dissolved in 3

-- tb water Cut tofu crosswise into pieces the shape of French-fried potatoes. Heat a wok, coat with oil & sprinkle on the salt. Add onion, then the mushrooms, stir frying each over high heat for about 30 seconds. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add carrot, green pepper & tofu in that order, sauteeing each for about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low & add sake, soy sauce, ginger, sugar & water. Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in dissolved cornstarch & simmer 30 seconds for another 30 seconds. Shurtleff & Aoyagi, "The Book of Tofu"