Stir Fry Vegetables

Stir fry vegetables are a quick and easy way to add interest to a basic meal. It's all in the preparation!

3-4 tablespoons of oil
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
1 inch cube of fresh ginger root, peeled and thinly sliced
2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
1 red or green pepper, cored, seeded and sliced into thin strips
1 small cauliflower, broken into small florets 1 cup of beansprouts
1/2 cup of vegetable stock
3-4 tablespoons of orange juice
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
salt and pepper to taste


Heat the oil in a large frying pan. When hot, add the garlic, ginger and salt and pepper to taste. Stir for one minute. Add the carrots and stir for another minute.

Add the peppers and cauliflower and stir for another 3 minutes. Add the beansprouts for another 1 minute.

Final flourish now... add the stock, orange juice, soy sauce and brown sugar. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. When vegetables are just tender, transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately.

You can add endless variations to this dish. Just make sure the longer cooking vegetables go in early.

How good is that?

Stir fry is a wonderful cooking method and very quick and easy. If you are interested in more chinese cooking recipes, 500+ Chinese Recipes may provide some interesting reading for you.