You could use any combination of vegetables which you happen to have on hand for this dishI rarely cook my vegetables by boiling them in water anymore. I just feel that by steaming or quickly pan-frying them (or even roasting them) they retain so much more of their natural colour and flavour – not to mention nutrients !
Here is a quick and simple way to prepare vegetables, especially when you are short on time (and you can also substitute the Baby Marrows and Carrots for any other veggies that you happen to have on hand) -:
Oriental Stir-fried Vegetables
+- 6 Baby Marrows (a.k.a. Courgettes or Zucchini), sliced in to slivers
2 Carrots, sliced in to slivers
1 bunch Spring Onions, finely chopped (tops & tails)
1 Red Onion, sliced
3 cloves Fresh Garlic, sliced
1 cm piece of Fresh Ginger, grated
+- 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp Chinese Five Spice Powder (optional)
Sesame Oil
Place a saucepan on very high heat and add some sesame oil. Then add all the vegetables as well as the garlic, ginger & Chinese Five Spice powder (if using). Toss all together in the pan and keep the vegetables moving so that they don’t stick and burn. Towards the end of the cooking process, add the Soy Sauce and continue to cook for a few minutes before removing from the heat. Serve immediately.
This is a meal on it’s own, served over a bed of rice or noodles - or you could serve it as a side dish to a Chinese meal.
Here is a quick and simple way to prepare vegetables, especially when you are short on time (and you can also substitute the Baby Marrows and Carrots for any other veggies that you happen to have on hand) -:
Oriental Stir-fried Vegetables
+- 6 Baby Marrows (a.k.a. Courgettes or Zucchini), sliced in to slivers
2 Carrots, sliced in to slivers
1 bunch Spring Onions, finely chopped (tops & tails)
1 Red Onion, sliced
3 cloves Fresh Garlic, sliced
1 cm piece of Fresh Ginger, grated
+- 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp Chinese Five Spice Powder (optional)
Sesame Oil
Place a saucepan on very high heat and add some sesame oil. Then add all the vegetables as well as the garlic, ginger & Chinese Five Spice powder (if using). Toss all together in the pan and keep the vegetables moving so that they don’t stick and burn. Towards the end of the cooking process, add the Soy Sauce and continue to cook for a few minutes before removing from the heat. Serve immediately.
This is a meal on it’s own, served over a bed of rice or noodles - or you could serve it as a side dish to a Chinese meal.
