SARAH'S EASY VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Sarah's Easy Vegetable Stir-Fry image

This is a Chinese-style stir-fry with a brown sauce. You can use any combination of your favorite vegetables. The sauce can be made ahead of time, so you can easily just stir-fry the veggies and add in the sauce. Add chicken, beef, or (my favorite) fried tofu. This recipe is easily adaptable to use your favorite vegetables - just chop enough to completely fill your large skillet. Garnish with chow mein noodles.

Provided by Sarah Dipity

Time 1h13m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

3 ½ cups cold water
⅔ cup low-sodium soy sauce
5 tablespoons vegetarian beef-flavored bouillon
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 ½ tablespoons white sugar
4 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
3 tablespoons peanut oil, or more as needed
½ head cabbage, coarsely chopped
1 bunch asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 cups sliced carrots
1 (8 ounce) package fresh broccoli florets
2 cups snow peas
2 cups diagonally sliced celery
2 cups cooked white rice

Steps:

Combine water, soy sauce, bouillon, cornstarch, sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk until cornstarch is fully dissolved, about 3 minutes. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Boil until thickened and reduced by a third, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Pour peanut oil into a large skillet or wok. Add cabbage, asparagus, carrots, broccoli, snow peas, and celery. Saute over medium-high heat until tender but not mushy, stirring with a spatula, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low; pour sauce over vegetables and stir until completely coated. Serve over rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410.4 calories, Carbohydrate 66.8 g, Fat 12.5 g, Fiber 11.5 g, Protein 12.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 1626.4 mg, Sugar 21.6 g