Thai Vegetables in Garlic Sauce

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Ingredients

¼ cup shallots/purple onions, finely chopped

5-6 cloves of garlic, minced

1-2 thumb size pieces of galangal/ginger, sliced into thin pieces

½ – 1 small red chilies, sliced

5-6 shitake mushrooms, sliced

1 medium carrot, sliced

1 small cauliflower, cut into florets

1 red pepper, cut into strips

1 small broccoli, cut into florets

2-3 baby boy Choy

100gms tofu

50gms long beans

100gms baby corn

handful of Thai fresh basil

2tbsp coconut oil

For the sauce

2/3 cup coconut oil

2 ½ tbsp. fish sauce (you can substitute with thai golden mountain sauce or soy sauce)

3 ½ tbsp. fresh lime juice

1 ½ tbsp. soy sauce

½ tsp dried chili flakes

2 ½ tsp brown sugar

Directions

This is the list of ingredients.

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This is the list of ingredients for the sauce.

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Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and stir well to dissolve the sugar.

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In a large wok, over medium heat, add the oil, then the , garlic, ginger and chili.

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Stir fry for 1-2 minutes, then add the shallots/onions, carrots and cauliflowers.

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Add ¼ of the stir fry sauce and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.

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Add the broccoli, mushrooms, and red pepper, then the green beans, then ½ of the remaining stir fry sauce, enough to gently simmer the vegetables in the sauce, for about 2 minutes.

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Finally, add the boy Choy and tofu.

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Add more of the stir fry sauce as needed, enough to just cover the vegetables in the sauce.

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Simmer until the boy Choy is cooked, but still bright green. It should retain its crispiness.

Remove from the heat, and give it a taste test, to add more salt or soy sauce.

Garnish with fresh basil leaves and serve hot.

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