Sesame Garlic Stir Fry Recipe

Sesame garlic stir fry

Vegetable stir fry is on the top ten list of my all time favorite and easy meals. It is colorful, wholesome, full of flavor, and best of all, nutritious. Just about the best way to sneak in an entire days worth of vegetables. You can pretty much throw any kind of vegetable into this recipe and come out a winner. This stir fry has a delicious Asian flavor, with compliments from toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, and beautiful bean thread noodles. Change this recipe up by adding broccoli, cauliflower, or some bean sprouts, or even cubes of tofu or chicken. This would be great even without the noodles! Or on a bed of rice. I drizzled some home-made coconut curry sauce to give it a nice Thai flavor.

Sesame garlic stir fry

Ingredients: I have to forewarn you,  I’m a big fan of garlic, especially fresh garlic, so if it is too hot for you, you can always opt not to use fresh garlic in the end, you can just stir fry it all in the beginning.

• 1 head of organic bok choy, chopped (stalks separated from leafy part, and placed in a separate bowl)
• 1 bunch of organic rainbow chard, chopped (stalks separated from leafy part, and placed in a separate bowl)
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 white onion, roughly chopped
• 1 cup white mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup baby carrots, sliced
• Soy sauce
• Toasted sesame oil
• Olive oil
• Pepper
• Sea salt
• Bean thread noodles

Directions

1. In a large wok, heat a generous drizzle of olive oil
2. Throw in onions and 3/4 of your freshly minced garlic, and saute them for 1 minute, then toss in carrots, mushrooms, chopped stalk of bok choy (the meaty white part and leave the leafy green part for later), and meaty (Colored celery like part) chopped sections into the wok and begin adding splashes of soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, and sea salt in wok and keep sauteeing
3. Continue adding splashes of soy sauce occasionally and more drizzles of toasted sesame oil (Do a taste test to see if you need more of either one)
4. In a separate medium pot, bring water to a boil filled halfway. Once boiling add your bean thread noodles (Careful, cooks within minutes, so keep an eye on it). Once done, drain.
5. Once your stir fry has a nice translucent look to it turn off stove and add leafy part of rainbow chard and bok choy, then add desired amount of cooked bean thread noodles (About 2 cups)
6. Mix, and if desired add another splash of soy sauce and toasted sesame oil, then add your other half of freshly minced garlic cloves and toss altogether

Serves 4-6

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