Chinese Vegetable Stir-Fry
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Filled with meaty shiitakes, crunchy broccoli, and sweet bell peppers, this Chinese vegetable stir-fry always satisfies.
As much as I know it’s true, I’m always amazed by how quick and easy it is to make excellent Chinese food at home. This Chinese vegetable stir-fry is filled with meaty shiitake mushrooms, crunchy broccoli, and sweet bell peppers in a gingery, garlicky brown sauce. Go ahead and buy your veggies ready-cut if possible to minimize prep time. And, as with any stir-fry, be sure to have all of your ingredients ready before you start cooking because it comes together quickly. The dish easily serves four as a side but if you’re making it as a vegetarian main course, count on two or three servings.
What you’ll need to make a Chinese Vegetable Stir-Fry
Step-by-Step Instructions
Before you get started, chop the scallions, ginger, and garlic. You’ll need them at your fingertips once you start cooking.
Next, whisk the soy sauce, water, dry sherry, sesame oil, sugar, cornstarch, red pepper flakes and dry mustard in a small bowl. Set aside.
In a large nonstick skillet, bring 1 inch of water to a rapid boil. Add the broccoli and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until tender-crisp. (Blanching the broccoli ensures that it is perfectly cooked and bright green.)
Strain the broccoli in a colander and then run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside and allow to fully drain.
Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in the skillet over high heat. Add the shiitake mushrooms and red peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-6 minutes, until the mushrooms are browned and the peppers are softened.
Add the garlic, light-colored scallions, and ginger and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Return the broccoli to the pan and cook until warmed through, about 1 minute.
Add the reserved sauce. Toss and cook until the sauce is slightly thickened and the vegetables are evenly coated, about 30 seconds.
Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with the dark green scallions. Serve with rice, if desired, and enjoy!
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Chinese Vegetable Stir-Fry
Filled with meaty shiitakes, crunchy broccoli, and sweet bell peppers, this Chinese vegetable stir-fry always satisfies.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup soy sauce (use gluten-free if needed)
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry or Chinese rice wine
- 1 teaspoon Asian/toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound broccoli, cut into 1-inch florets (or ¾ pound florets)
- 7 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 3 scallions, thinly sliced, white/light green and dark green parts separated
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger (see note)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk the soy sauce, water, dry sherry, sesame oil, sugar, cornstarch, red pepper flakes and dry mustard together. Set aside.
- In a large nonstick skillet, bring 1 inch of water to a rapid boil. Add the broccoli and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until tender-crisp. Strain the broccoli in a colander and then run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside and allow to fully drain.
- Wipe the skillet dry. Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and heat over high heat. Add the shiitake mushrooms and red peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-6 minutes, until the mushrooms are browned and the peppers are softened. Add the garlic, white/light green scallions, and ginger; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Return the broccoli to the pan and cook until warmed through, about 1 minute. Add the reserved sauce. Toss and cook until the sauce is thickened and the vegetables are evenly coated, about 30 seconds. Transfer to serving dish and sprinkle with dark green scallions. Serve with rice, if desired.
- Note: Check out easy guidance on how to peel, grate, and chop fresh ginger here.
Nutrition Information
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- Per serving (4 servings)
- Serving size: About 1-1/4 cups
- Calories: 173
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Sugar: 7 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Sodium: 1240 mg
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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Gluten-Free Adaptable Note
To the best of my knowledge, all of the ingredients used in this recipe are gluten-free or widely available in gluten-free versions. There is hidden gluten in many foods; if you're following a gluten-free diet or cooking for someone with gluten allergies, always read the labels of your ingredients to verify that they are gluten-free.
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Excellent recipe, with some tweaks. No dry mustard so estimated regular mustard, no dry sherry so used mirin & omitted sugar, not a mushroom fan so added asparagus (which I had leftover from your asparagus soup recipe) & edamame. It all worked!!
My husband said it was in top 5 of all I make, & trust me, after being together 40 yrs, one’s cooked plenty! Knowing your recipes, I have no doubt the original will be even better! He loves the asparagus soup too. Have made it 3 times recently. I appreciate your website, the recipes using recognizable ingredients, your prompt feedback to questions. Thanks, Eve
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
This was absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Flavors were spot on and not too spicy. I added pea pods, water chestnuts & steak. Next time I’ll add chicken and cashews. This also was a very colorful presentation. My family couldn’t wait to try it after they asked me if it was one of your recipes!! All are big hits!! Thanks again.
Can this be made ahead of time and microwaved?
I think it’s probably at its very best right after it’s prepared, but this is definitely something you can make ahead and reheat!
This was great! No one in the house likes mushrooms, so I just made it with chicken & 1.5x the veggies/sauce for a full meal (for 4) over rice. Perfect easy weeknight meal I can whip up somewhere between work & sport practices. I might double it next time so that I can have some leftovers for lunch… I used to have leftovers from recipes like this & then my pre-teen boy turned into a bottomless pit.
Delicious and the sauce was spot on!!!!!!! Wish I had this recipe, long ago.
This will be my main stir fry recipe and I will just alter the ingredients!
Thank you!
I thought this was simple and delicious. I might use 1.5 times the sauce next time which is just a preference. This recipe is a great launch pad for adding other things to your liking, in which case, I would definitely recommend upping the amount of sauce. I used regular soy sauce and didn’t find it too salty. It was not spicy made as written either. I shredded some white meat chicken, and served this over white rice. A nice change of pace and very tasty.
I tried this out today and my husband really liked it. Next time I might add a bit of chicken as a side dish to the vegetables and rice.
I used pea pods, bok choy, green and red peppers, regular mushrooms and a bit of red onions for vegetables in this stir-fry as I had no broccoli.
It was flavourful and just as good as a meal out.
Thanks Jenn.
It’s pretty neat how almost all your recipes are doable by novice cooks.
Great recipe and great results! Blanching the broccoli prior to stir-frying is a great idea.
This soup is great. Was looking to use up a head of cauliflower and this was a big hit with the family!
Just made this and it was super simple and delicious. I found shiitake mushrooms on sale so I looked online for a recipe. The sauce was delicious. I can’t have soy so I used coconut aminos instead and reduced sugar by 1/2 since aminos are a little sweet. I also added zucchini, carrots and snow peas because I wanted more veggies.