Stir-Fried Mixed Vegetables
A Hunan-style vegetarian dish made by stir-frying an assortment of vegetables together. Colorful in appearance, with a fragrant, lightly spicy flavor.
Ingredients
Instructions
Preparation and cutting
Fresh mushrooms: remove stems, make a cut 1/2 deep, and press open into a fan shape. Shiitake mushrooms: cut into a plum blossom shape. Cucumber and carrot: both cut into 2 cm segments with the edges trimmed into a butterfly shape. Tomato: peel and cut into diamond slices. Ginger: peel and cut into zigzag (sawtooth) slices. Broccoli: break into small florets. Baby corn: cut into segments. Water chestnuts, celtuce, and beetroot: all carved into balls.
Blanching
Blanch all the prepared main ingredients once in boiling water.
Stir-frying
Heat a wok with a little oil until hot. Add all the main ingredients, pour in the chicken broth along with the seasonings, and stir-fry. Thicken with cornstarch slurry, drizzle with a finishing oil, and serve.