Best Three Cup Vegetables Recipes

THREE-CUP VEGETABLES

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This vegan dish is inspired by three-cup chicken, a deeply savory Taiwanese specialty that can be traced back to the 13th century, to the execution of Wen Tianxiang, a scholar-general of the Song dynasty who resisted Kublai Khan's invasion. The night before Wen's death, a guard is said to have made him the surprisingly pungent chicken dish with the prison's limited resources. It has many variations, but usually calls for braising chicken in rice wine, soy sauce and sesame oil with plenty of ginger, garlic and basil. Here, root vegetables like carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes and turnips take the place of the chicken, but feel free to also add tofu and quick-cooking vegetables like broccoli or snap peas with the roots. Serve over rice or ramen noodles to soak up sauce.

Provided by Ali Slagle

Categories dinner, easy, for two, lunch, weekday, vegetables, main course

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola or other neutral oil
6 cups root vegetables, such as carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes and-or turnips, cut into 1/4-inch slices and halved or quartered if large (about 2 pounds)
1 (1-inch) piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
10 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
3/4 cup Chinese rice wine
6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 dried chiles, like chiles de árbol, or 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
2 cups fresh basil leaves, torn if large

Steps:

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the vegetables, ginger and garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender and browned in spots, 7 to 10 minutes.
Lower the heat to medium and stir in the rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar and red-pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the sauce has reduced, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the basil.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 321, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 903 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams, TransFat 0 grams

THREE-CUP VEGETABLES

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Categories Basil Carrot Potato Sauté Healthy Vegan

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 tablespoon avocado oil
6 cups root vegetables (carrots, turnips, parsnips, sweet potatoes (cut into 1/4" slices)
1 piece ginger, inch
10 cloves garlic
3/4 cup chinese rice wine
6 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoon dark brown sugar
2 piece dried chiles or red pepper flakes
2 cups basil or thai basil

Steps:

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add the vegetables, ginger and garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender and browned in spots, 7 to 10 minutes.
Lower the heat to medium and stir in the rice wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar and red-pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and the sauce has reduced, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in the basil.
Users suggestions: use less sweet potato, more turnips, substitute gin for rice wine, add more ginger & garlic, consider roasting & then tossing with sauce