Vegetables Recipes - Gingered Vegetables

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp peanut oil

• 4 inch (10cm) piece of fresh green ginger, peeled and chopped

• 1 leek, white part only, thinly sliced on the diagonal

• 1 green pepper, pith and seeds removed and chopped

• 1 red pepper, pith and seeds removed and chopped

• 1/2 cup (75g) sliced bamboo shoots

• 1/2 cup (125g) bean sprouts

• 1/4 cup (50ml) chicken stock

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 1/2 tsp sugar

• 2 tsp cornstarch mixed to a paste with 2 tbsp water

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Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large frying-pan. When it is hot, add the ginger and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Stir in the vegetables and stir-fry for 5 minutes.

2. Pour over the stock, soy sauce and sugar, and bring to the boil. Add the cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens and becomes translucent.

3. Transfer the mixture to a warmed serving dish and serve at once.