VegVeganJapan
Yasai itame
Japanese home cooks' fridge clean out: hot wok, crisp vegetables, five minutes. Done.
20 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
Stir fried vegetables, Japanese styleMake it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original151kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
20minutessame
Cabbage¼ small, in squares
Carrotthin strips
Onion1 small, sliced
Moong sprouts (mung bean sprouts)1½ cups bean sprouts
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1 green, in strips
Button mushroomsliced
Garlic3 cloves, sliced
Ginger1.5 cm, in strips
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tsp
Soy sauce1 tbsp
Salt½ tsp
Black peppera few grinds
Sesame oil1 tspMethod
- 1Cut everything before you start. Separate cabbage stems from leaves and pat the sprouts dry.
- 2Heat the oil in a wok on the highest flame until it shimmers. Add garlic and ginger for 15 seconds.
- 3Add carrot, onion and cabbage stems and toss for 1 minute. Add cabbage leaves, capsicum and mushrooms and toss 1 minute more.
- 4Add the sprouts and toss for 30 seconds. Season with salt and pepper, pour the soy sauce around the hot edge of the wok and finish with sesame oil.
- 5Serve at once.
Serve it like thisHeap onto a warm plate straight from the wok so it stays crisp. Serve beside rice and miso soup.