Stir fried broccoli, carrot and mushroom

with flat rice noodles

Maybe broccoli doesn't like you either

Another simple and delicious stir-fried vegetables, my way.  I use the same seasoning for most of my vegetables dishes.

I don't like ginger in stir fry and don't like chilli heat either, so I leave them out.

Ingredients for 3-4 servings

1 tbsp grapeseed or rapseed oil*

1 garlic clove, minced

1 small shallot, minced

1 small head of broccoli & stalk peeled, washed, blanched, cut into small florets, and stalk into thick slices

1 medium carrot, washed, peeled, blanched with broccoli, cut diagonally in 5 mm slices

2-3 button mushrooms, washed, peeled, cut into 5 mm slices

optional, garnish: herbs (chives, coriander...)

Seasoning (for any stir fry vegetables)

1 pinch of salt

1 pinch cane sugar

1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp Maggi Seasoning

1 tbsp balsamic or cider vinegar

optional: vegan oyster sauce or hoisin sauce

=> I don't use oyster sauce and I add hoisin sauce, sometimes, in noodle soups.  Try to avoid additives and preservatives as much as possible (there are already some in soy and Maggi sauces).

=> That's why, I won't use Balsamic vinegar anymore except those which don't contain sugar colorant (E150), but hard to find them.

Sauce

100 ml water

1/2 tsp potato starch

1/2 tsp Maggi Seasoning

=> place in a small bowl and mix well

* I'm going to stop using olive oil :

• first, it is more and more expensive and above all, olive oil scams are proliferating

• if it is not scammed, the study found traces of mineral oil-saturated hydrocarbons and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons which can migrate into foods during production and transportation (organic or not)... and it accumulate in the liver and lymphoid system of the body, causing inflammation

Method

I don't have wok, I use a stainless steel stewpan.  Even with a large frying pan, the grease splatter escape from it.

1. Heat the oil over high heat, add garlic and shallot, stir fry 1-2 mins until they start to brown.

2. Add carrots, and cook, tossing often for about 1-2 mins.

3. Add mushrooms, and cook, tossing often for about 5 mins, until vegetables are almost softened.

4. Add broccoli, seasoning, and cook, tossing often for about 5 mins.

5. Stir the sauce before pouring into the pan, mix well, and cook for 3-5 mins until the sauce has thickened and coated the vegetables.

Serve with rice or noodles.  I like eating them with flat rice noodles, and a few drops of lime juice.