Vegetable Stir Fry

The sizzle of the pan is a kind of prayer—fast, hot, alive.

Vegetable Stir Fry

A quick, colorful stir fry full of crisp vegetables, bold flavor, and heat-born clarity

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup carrots peeled and sliced
  • 1 cup mushrooms sliced
  • 1 cup broccoli florets
  • 3/4 cup bell peppers sliced, I used red and yellow
  • 1 cup snow peas trimmed
  • 1/2 cup green beans
  • 2 teaspoons garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon ginger minced
  • 2 teaspoons furikake
  • Zest of 1 orange
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/8 cup orange juice
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with a tablespoon orange juice, broth or water.


How The Alchemy Happens

Heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Add the carrots and mushrooms and cook for 4-6 minutes or until tender. 

Add the broccoli, bell peppers, green beans and 2 tablespoons of water to the pan.
Cook for an additional 3-5 minutes or until vegetables are tender and water has mostly cooked off. 

Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds.

Add tamari sauce, orange juice, orange zest and honey.

In a small bowl mix the cornstarch with a tablespoon of cold water.
Add the cornstarch and cook until the sauce has thickened. Remove from heat and add furikake.

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