Vegetable Stir Fry Over Black Rice

Vegetable Stir Fry over Black Rice.

Sometimes you will find you have a lot of excess vegetables in bits and pieces in the refrigerator. This is one of those times and I decided to make a Chinese Stir Fry.  The other item that (sorry for the pun) stirred me on….was the purchase of “Black Rice”, which I have read is to be another SUPER FOOD. 

Cook the black rice just as you would regular rice. (Bring 2 ¼ cups of water to a boil and then add 1 cup black rice and turn off the heat, stir and cover.  Fluff before serving  Eat alone or with other toppings.

Look at that color!

 

So this is what I came up with.

1 tablespoon canola or peanut oil

1/2 cup cauliflower or broccoli florets

1/4 cup carrots, julienned

8 fresh mushrooms of choice sliced

½ cup Bok Choy cut in bite size pieces

½ cup spinach

2 clove garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced

2 cups cooked black rice

2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

SAUCE

3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce

½-1 teaspoon sesame oil (it is strong – so taste as you goes)                            

1 teaspoon cornstarch

½ teaspoon sriracha sauce

(if you add :1 tablespoon rice vinegar or juice of ½ lemon add 1 teaspoon brown sugar as well)

Heat wok or large frying pan over medium/high heat and add the oil.  Add the cauliflower or broccoli and 1 tablespoon water. Stir-fry for 1 minute- 2 minutes. Add the carrots, mushrooms, onions, bok choy, spinach garlic, and ginger. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, or until the vegetables are crisp-tender.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAUCE: In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, broth, brown sugar, rice vinegar, srirache sauce and cornstarch; mix well to dissolve. Add to the wok and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Serve over Hot rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

I used the same bowl I used to place cut up vegetable.

 

 

 

TIPS:

·        Oil  -I never use peanut oil so vegetable oil or olive for me is always good!  But the reason for the peanut oil is taste (so see what you like) but as you are cooking on a high heat, you need oil that will not burn easily or becareful!

·        I added left over steak that I sliced thinly and stir fried lightly then added to the hot stir fry and topped the rice (In my case, I ate the vegetables all alone)

 

 

·        Add steak, chicken or shrimp

 

 

 

 

As always be your own Creative Dump Cook and change this recipe to what YOU have on hand!