Vegetarian Chow Mein
Saqqara Aleister
April 21, 2008
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Vegetarian Chow Mein
Difficulty Level: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
5-6 Stalks of celery, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 stalk of lemon grass, smashed
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 Teaspoons fresh grated ginger
1 can each sliced water chestnuts and bamboo shoots
2 Carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal
10 mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 cups bean sprouts
each red, yellow pepper, thinly sliced
3-4 green onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal and reserved
In skillet or wok heat 2 tablespoons peanut oil. Add the smashed lemon grass until oil is hot than remove. Add vegetables and sauté for 10 minutes or until carrots are tender. Add Sherry mixture {recipe below}
Cup Dry Sherry, use drinking sherry not cooking sherry
2 Tablespoons Corn Starch
Teaspoon Soy Sauce
Mix together in bowl or measuring cup add to vegetables and stir until thickened
Serve over White Rice, Brown Rice or Quinoa topped with reserved green onions.
Also, can add thinly sliced firm tofu, either sauté in 1 tablespoon of peanut oil, remove to paper towel to drain, follow vegetable recipe. Once vegetables are prepared add tofu back until heated through.
To make this a meat eater's recipe just add:
2 fresh boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into small chunks. Sauté chicken in 2 Tablespoons peanut oil, until browned, juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink, remove to paper towels, follow recipe above. When vegetables are ready add chicken back into mixture until heated through.
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