Chinese Stir Fried Vegetables

Wondering how to add more vegetables to you meal?  This is the tasty way to do so. This stir fry keeps the vegetables tender but crisp and its full of flavour.

Superb with steamed white rice.

Wondering how to add more vegetables to you meal?  This is the tasty way to do so. This stir fry keeps the vegetables tender but crisp and its full of flavour.

Superb with steamed white rice.It can also be made with egg.

Chinese Stir Fried Vegetables

Ingredients:   Your can use your choice of vegetables.

• • 4 Tbsp oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, smashed but intact
  • ½ cup spring onions (white part) or White onion, chopped
  • ½ cup beans or snow peas, cut into 4 cm/1.5”
  • ½ cup carrots, sliced into rounds or half rounds
  • ½ cup cabbage shredded into large strips
  • ½ cup cauliflower/broccoli/potato( any or all) cut into small piece
  • 1 Tbsp  chopped up celery leaves
  • 2-3 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp oyster sauce/vegetarian oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp cornflour mixed in 3 Tbsp water (no lumps)
  • 2 Eggs – lightly beaten with salt and pepper -optional

Method:

• Make sure all the vegies are FRESH, washed, drained and cut into bite size pieces.
• Heat oil in a wide wok, add the garlic till golden and remove.
• Add the spring onions and soften
• Add the potato first, followed by the vegetables one at a time  and  stir fry till the toughest veg is cooked crisp. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, pepper and a sprinkling of water if needed.
• Cover and cook for 2 minutes on low.
• Stir well. Once the veggies are cooked,  increase heat to high, IF USING EGG : add the egg and scramble like you mean it, till the egg is cooked.
• Add the cornflour solution and toss well till the vegetables are glossy.
• Garnish with the celery and spring onion greens.

Notes:

• You can play around with different vegetables; Celery,Mushrooms,Snow Peas, Baby Corn etc. You can also add large  red chillies ,sliced for color and kick.
• You can omit the egg altogether if desired.
• Serve warm.

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