Gingered Green Beans and Cauliflower Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In35 MinDifficulty LevelBit Difficult
Health IndexHealthy++Cuisine
CourseMethod
VegetarianMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Green beans1/2 pound
 Dry sherry2 Tablespoon
 Soy sauce4 Teaspoon
 Cornstarch1 1/2 Teaspoon
 Sugar1/2 Teaspoon
 Ginger root1/2 Teaspoon, grated
 Red pepper1/8 Teaspoon, crushed
 Cooking oil1 Tablespoon
 1/2 of a small head cauliflower, sliced (about 1 3/4 cups)
 2 medium tomatoes, cut into thin wedges

Directions

Cook green beans, covered, in a small amount of boiling salted water for 4 minutes; drain.
For sauce, stir together dry sherry, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, gingerroot, and red pepper.
Set sauce aside.
Preheat a wok or large skillet over high heat; add cooking oil.
(Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Stir-fry cauliflower in hot oil for 2 minutes.
Add green beans; stir-fry about 3 minutes or till vegetables are crisp-tender.
Push vegetables from center of the wok.
Stir sauce; add to center of the wok or skillet.
Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
Cook and stir for 15 seconds more.
Stir in vegetables to coat with sauce.
Arrange tomatoes atop.
Cover and cook for 1 minute.
Serve immediately.
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