Saucy Vegetable Stir Fry
Recipe video above. Any vegetables are totally scoffable when they're smothered in a tasty Chinese gravy! Use any veg you want - just add them according to the cook time (hard veg in first, leafy veg in last). For a quick hit of protein, toss in some cubes of firm tofu. For a chicken version, use this Chicken Stir Fry. Recipe works with Charlie - see Note 4.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves (, finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp ginger (, finely sliced (optional))
- 1/2 onion (, peeled and sliced)
- 1 carrot (, large)
- 3 medium buk choy ( or other leafy greens of choice (Note 1))
- 1 cup mushrooms (, sliced 3mm / 1/8" thick)
- 1 capsicum (, sliced 1/2cm / 1/5" thick)
- 1 tbsp cornflour / corn starch
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce (, light or all purpose (not dark soy) (Note 2))
- 2 tsp Oyster Sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine or Mirin ((Note 3))
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil ((optional))
- Dash of white pepper ((or black))
- 3/4 cup / 185 ml water
- Finely sliced green onions
- Sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1
Carrot: cut in half lengthwise then diagonally sliced 2mm / 1/10" thick
- 2
Buk Choy (Note 1): Trim base off, then cut leaves off the stem. Cut the stem lengthwise into 1cm / 2/5" wide pieces. Keep leaves separate from stems, they will be cooked at different times.
- 3
Place cornflour and soy sauce in a bowl and mix until cornflour is dissolved, then mix in remaining Sauce ingredients.
- 4
Heat oil in a wok or large heavy based skillet over high heat.
- 5
Add garlic and ginger, stir for 10 seconds. Add onion, stir for 30 seconds.
- 6
Add carrot, capsicum and stems of buk choy - stir for 1 minute.
- 7
Add mushrooms, then stir for 2 to 3 minutes until the vegetables are almost cooked.
- 8
Add Sauce and toss for 1 minute until Sauce thickens and becomes glossy, coating all the vegetables. Don't overcook so they become floppy and limp - they should be just cooked, "crisp tender".
- 9
Remove from stove and serve over rice (low carb option: cauliflower rice). Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds if using. A big dollop of chilli sauce wouldn't go astray either!