Quick & Easy Thai Vegetable Stir-Fry

Jan 21 2023

This stir-fry really is easy to make, and so delicious—chop the vegetables and you're almost done, as cooking this dish is super fast.

Ingredients

6
cups fresh vegetable assortment (such as broccoli, mushrooms, eggplant, carrots, zucchini, etc.)
⅓
onion (chopped)
½
cup chicken stock (or vegetable broth)
1
tablespoon canola (or other healthy oil for stir-frying )
Optional: 1 fresh red chili (sliced thinly)
For the Sauce:
2
tablespoons oyster sauce (or vegetarian oyster sauce)
2
tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari )
2
tablespoons fish sauce
2
tablespoons brown sugar
6
to 8 cloves garlic (or 1 tablespoon jarred minced garlic)
1
teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to taste)

Step 1
Gather the ingredients.
Step 2
Place all stir-fry sauce ingredients (oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and cayenne pepper) together in a cup and stir well. This may seem like a lot of garlic, but you'll need every clove to create this rich-tasting sauce. Set aside.
Step 3
Place oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. If using high heat, be sure to have all your ingredients ready and close at hand, as this dish fries up fast.
Step 4
Add the onion plus 2 tablespoons of the broth and stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes until the onion has softened. (Using a little broth instead of adding more oil keeps fat/calories lower).
Step 5
If your wok is dry, add a little more broth plus the firmest vegetables (this would include carrots, mushrooms except for button or brown mushrooms , green beans, eggplant, asparagus, etc.). Stir-fry 2 minutes, or until these vegetables have softened (eggplant should turn translucent). Add 1 to 2 tablespoons broth whenever wok becomes dry.
Step 6
Add the rest of the vegetables, plus the sauce. Stir-fry until the vegetables are bright green, but still crisp (1 to 2 minutes).
Step 7
Remove wok from heat and do a taste test. If your stir-fry needs more salt, add a little more fish sauce. If it tastes too salty, add a squeeze of lemon juice. If too sour, add a little more sugar. Add more cayenne pepper if you prefer it spicier.
Step 8
Serve with plenty of steamed rice .
Step 9
Enjoy!