Chinese Vegetarian Recipes

Stir-fried Water Chestnuts with Pea Shoots

Stir Fried Water Chestnuts with Pea Shoots

Introduction:

The recipe for water chestnuts and pea shoots that I am going to introduce to you today features some decoration made of carrot.

Since my childhood, I have been fond of making things with my own hands such as kites and whistles. I know it takes time and probably had prolonged my cooking time.

However, the decoration can enhance the color and visual effect of a dish. These factors play an important role of excellent appetizers.

Ingredients:

Pea shoots: 250 g

Water Chestnuts: 200 g

Carrot: 30 g

Seasonings:

Salt: 2 g

MSG: 1 g

White sugar: 5 g

Peanut oil: 1 tablespoon

Preparation Work:

1. Remove the hard stems from the pea shoots, retaining the tender leaves;

2. Peel the water chestnuts and cut them into round slices;

3. Peel and wash the carrot (Piece of carrot actually), slice it and then cut the slices into the shape of five-pointed stars;

Cooking Steps:

1. Preheat the peanut oil in the wok until it gets 80% hot;

2. Firstly, add the water chestnut slices and the sliced carrot in the wok and stir fry for a minute;

3. Add salt and white sugar in and stir;

4. Add in the pea shoots and stir-fry for 1 minute;

5. Season it with MSG before dishing out.

Cooking Tips:

1. The carrots are used for decoration in this dish because of two reasons. One is the color. The other is that carrots are not easy to be softened. This means that it is not easy for them to be distorted.

2. After cooking two dishes involving pea shoots, I have found out that they are something whose stems are full of fibers all over. So when buying them, they must be checked carefully.

3. Water chestnuts are very crispy, which I like. This property will remain no matter how long they are cooked. But this property also makes it hard to judge if they are done or not.

But they can be eaten raw so that’s not a problem. As long as the carrot slices are done, I would consider the whole dish is done.

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2. Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots With Oyster Mushrooms
3. Stir Fried Mizuna with Bamboo Shoots and Shiitake Mushrooms
4. Stir Fried Potherb Mustard and Bamboo Shoots
5. Stir Fried Five-Dices