Vegetables Stir Fry
Quick and savory.
Ingredients
- ½ bell pepper.
- ½ celery stalk.
- ½ red onion.
- Asparagus . (optional).
- ½ carrot.
- Oil (for stir-frying)
- Egg noodles
- Scallions
- Light soy sauce
- Dark soy sauce
- Sweet chili sauce
- Black vinegar (optional) (Or balsamic, etc)
- 1 lime
Instructions
- Cut all the vegetables into very fine julienne.
- Boil the egg noodles until they are 3 minutes short of fully cooked (check the package for exact timing).
- Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir-fry the vegetables (except the asparagus) for 2 minutes.
- Add the asparagus and cook for another 30 seconds.
- Add the noodles straight from the pot into the wok. Mix well.
- Add the sauce: mostly light soy sauce, with just a splash of dark soy sauce and black vinegar (if using). Stir-fry for 30 seconds.
- Add the sweet chili sauce and stir-fry another 30 seconds.
- Important: Add one ladle of the noodle cooking water.
- Continue stir-frying until the sauce reaches the desired consistency (about 30 seconds more).
- Finish with finely chopped scallions and lime zest.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Optionally, you can add minced garlic when you add the sauce.
- The sauce is very versatile. You can skip the sweet chili, use oyster sauce instead, or adjust it to your own taste. This is just one example among thousands.