Chinese Vegetable Stir-Fry

Name: Chinese Vegetable Stir-Fry
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: vegetable oil; garlic; ginger; scallions, spring or green onions; mushrooms, shiitake; green beans; carrots; sweet red bell peppers; baby corn; sugar snap peas; broccoli florets; water chestnuts; eggs; soy sauce, tamari; sherry wine; rice vinegar; mirin (sweet seasoning); hoisin sauce; sesame oil; cornstarch; red hot pepper sauce

Submitted by happyzhangbo

Quick, easy and tasty, nothing is quite like a Chinese stir-fry. This dish has several kinds of vegetables and soy-sesame sauce that are stir-fried together. Serve it over a bed of rice to make a simply delicious meal.

YIELD

2 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

10 min

READY

25 min

Ingredients

TABLESPOON VEGETABLE OIL

CLOVES GARLIC
freshly minced

INCH GINGER
peeled and freshly minced *

EACH SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
sliced

EACH MUSHROOMS, SHIITAKE
whole if small, sliced if big *

CUP GREEN BEANS

EACH CARROTS
peeled and cut into matchsticks

EACH SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
cut into strips

CUP BABY CORN
canned, drained, or frozen *

CUP SUGAR SNAP PEAS *

CUPS BROCCOLI FLORETS
cut into bite size pieces

CUP WATER CHESTNUTS
canned, drained, and slice into thin slices *

LARGE EGGS
scrambled, optional

Sauce

TABLESPOON SOY SAUCE, TAMARI
or to taste

TABLESPOONS SHERRY WINE *

TEASPOON RICE VINEGAR

TABLESPOON MIRIN (SWEET SEASONING)
or sugar *

TABLESPOON HOISIN SAUCE
or to taste

TEASPOON SESAME OIL

TEASPOON CORNSTARCH

TEASPOON RED HOT PEPPER SAUCE
optional *

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet or a wok, heat oil over medium-high heat until hot.

Add garlic, ginger and scallions into hot work or skilleT, stirring constantly, and cook for about 1 minute.

Add mushrooms, green beans, carrots and bell pepper, stirring often, and cook for about 3 minutes.

Add baby corn, sugar snap peas, brocoli, and water chestnuts, and cook for another 2 minutes until all the veggies are tender but still remain a bit crunch.

Meanwhile whisk together all sauce ingredients in a small bowl until well blended.

Pour sauce over veggies, stirring frequently, and cook for 1 minute or until heated through and vegetables are evenly coated with sauce.

Season to taste with more sauce ingredients if needed.

Stir in scrambled egg if desired.

Serve warm over rice.