Stir-Fried Vegetable Side Dish

Try out our Stir-Fried Vegetable Side Dish, the perfect addition to any Asian meal. Baby corn and green beans stir-fried with oil, garlic, chilli and soy sauce. Lastly, a trickle of honey added for a bit of sweetness.

I think the combination of sweetness from honey and spicy chilli works together perfectly for this side dish.

How to stir-fry vegetables for an Asian side dish?

Quick and easy to make, simply heat some oil in a pan/wok, stir-fry green beans and baby corn (or any other vegetables) for 5 minutes, add a few splashes of water during that time if it drys out, to help produce some steam.

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Next, add in crushed garlic and finely diced chilli, stir-fry the vegetables for a minute before adding some soy sauce

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2 more minutes of stir-fry with the soy sauce, then turn the heat off.

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Drizzle honey over the stir-fried vegetables, before serving up with an (optional) sprinkle of sesame seeds, salt & pepper.

What vegetables can be stir-fried?

There are many vegetables equally suitable for stir-frying. Any combination of the below will work well.

• Green Beans
• Babycorn
• Carrot
• Broccoli
• Peppers
• Onion
• Sugar snap pea
• Mushroom
• Pak choi
• Cabbage
• Mangetout
• Bean Sprouts
• Water Chestnut

Chinese or Thai Vegetable side dish?

Ultimately this is more of a Thai inspired vegetable recipe, with the typical mix of spicy, salty and sweet flavours together. However, it is equally great served up as a side to any Chinese main meals.

Are stir-fried vegetables healthy?

Stirfrying is a quick way to cook vegetables using a wok/pan, it is healthy as only a small amount of oil is needed and retains the nutrients better when compared to boiled vegetables.

In this Stir-Fried Vegetable Side Dish, we used Raw Wild Flower Bulgarian Honey from Buy Wholefoods Online. Evidently made from the nectar of a wide variety of wildflowers. It has a distinctive and unique herbal flavour. Certainly adds a subtle sweetness to savoury dishes.

We cooked this vegetable side dish in addition to our delicious Pressure-Cooker Thai Beef Massaman. Another nice side dish for Thai food is our Sticky Jasmine Rice.

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