Szechuan Vegetable Stir Fry Recipes

Steps:

• Heat a small, dry saucepan. When the saucepan is hot, add the Szechuan peppercorns and, shaking the pan constantly, toast until the peppercorns are fragrant. Remove from the heat. Place the peppercorns in a spice grinder and grind. Season the chicken pieces with the peppercorns and salt and set aside. Heat a large wok over high heat. When the wok is hot, add the oil. Add the ginger, garlic and onions and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the chicken, broccoli, peppers, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, sherry and chile paste. Stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are cooked, but al dente, about 5 minutes. Add the scallions and stir-fry for 1 more minute.

Steps:

• Combine stem lettuce and pinch of salt in another bowl.
• Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl; stir into a smooth paste.
• Transfer half of the cornstarch paste into a larger bowl. Add pork, rice wine, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Mix well and let marinate, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk remaining cornstarch paste, chicken stock, soy sauce, black vinegar, and sugar in another bowl to make sauce.
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add pork with marinade; cook and stir until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in pickled chile peppers and chili bean sauce; cook until oil turns red, about 1 minute. Add spring onions, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in lettuce; saute until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in sauce and toss until thickened, about 3 minutes.

Steps:

• In medium covered saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add rice, reduce heat and simmer until all of water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir together hoisin sauce, sherry, honey, red pepper flakes, and 1/2 cup water; set aside.
• In large nonstick skillet, heat sesame oil over medium heat. Add scallions, garlic and ginger, and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in bell pepper and carrots, and saute until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Add snow peas, baby corn and water chestnuts, and cook, stirring frequently, until snow peas are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Add hoisin mixture and tofu, bring to a boil and cook until tofu is hot, about 1 minute. Stir in cornstarch mixture, bring to a boil and boil until sauce is lightly thickened, about 1 minute. Serve stir-fry on top of jasmine rice.