Chinese Stir Fry with Vegetables

• Preparing Vegetables: 15 minutes
• Cooking Time: 30 minutes
• Total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

Vegetables:

• 2 to 3 tablespoons safflower oil (or any oil that does well in high heat)
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, julienned
• 1 yellow or red pepper, chopped
• 1 head broccoli, separated into small florets along with peeled and sliced broccoli stems
• One 15-ounce can baby corn, drained and rinsed (optional)
• 1 cup fresh Chinese pea pods (omit if you cannot find good fresh pea pods)
• 1 cup coarsely chopped chinese cabbage (you can substitute green cabbage for this)

Stir Fry Sauce:

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry or rice wine
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (½ of a lime)
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
• ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Noodles or Steamed Rice:

• One 6-ounce package of soba noodles, cooked and drained
• or
• Steamed Rice

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a wok on medium-high heat.
2. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes until it begins to soften and become golden in color.
3. Turn heat down to medium.
4. Add garlic, carrots, and yellow pepper. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes until vegetables are tender.
5. Add broccoli, sliced broccoli stems, and optional baby corn.
6. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes with wok lid on, or until broccoli is just barely tender.
7. Remove lid and set it aside.
8. Add pea pods and cabbage.
9. Add 3 tablespoons of the stir fry sauce.
10. Toss sauce into vegetable mixture and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
11. If you are making stir fry with soba noodles, add the cooked noodles and remaining stir fry sauce to the wok, toss and serve.
12. If you are serving stir fry on steamed rice, cook stir fry as directed above, adding all of remaining stir fry sauce to vegetables. Skip steps for noodles. Serve stir fry with steamed rice.

Comments

Serves a family of four.

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