Stir-Fried Vegetables W/ Spicy Peanut Sauce (Quick)

Recipe Ingredients

		Peanut Sauce
1/2 cup	118ml	Prepared Thai peanut sauce - * see note
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Hot chili oil
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cornstarch
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lime or lemon juice
		Vegetables
1/4 lb	113g / 4oz	Snow peas
1 tablespoon	15ml	Canola or vegetable oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Carrot - peeled and cut into (large) 1/4" slices, on diag
1		Red bell pepper - thinly sliced (medium)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh ginger root - finely minced
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Water
4 cups	584g / 20oz	Chinese cabbage, chopped
2 cups	80g / 2.8oz	Spinach leaves - coarsely chopped
3		Green onions - thinly sliced

Recipe Instructions

1. To prepare the peanut sauce: Whisk together the peanut sauce, chili oil, cornstarch and lime juice. Set aside.

2. To prepare the vegetables: Stem the snow peas and cut into halves on the diagonal; set aside.

3. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, add the carrot and saute 2 minutes. Add the snow peas, bell pepper, ginger and water. Cook 2 minutes. Then stir in the cabbage, spinach and green onions; cook 2 minutes.

4. Add the peanut sauce and cook a couple of minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly and is coating the vegetables.

Note: Many prepared peanut sauces are on the market. Look for a selection in the Asian section of major supermarkets.

Source:
Seattle Times 2/12/97

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