Pretty Spicy Mushroom, Cabbage & Bok Choy Stir-Fry
A hot, fast stir-fry built around seasonal cabbage, bok choy, mushrooms, and peppers. The sauce is garlicky, limey, and definitely spicy.
Details
Ingredients
- Organic Green Cabbage 1/2 head $1.10
- Organic Bok Choy 2 heads $2.99
- Baby Bella Mushrooms 8 oz $2.79
- Organic Mini Sweet Peppers 6 peppers $4.99
- Organic Green Onion 4 $1.99
- Organic Garlic, 3 CT 3 cloves $2.89
- Serrano Pepper 2 $3.99
- Lime 1 $0.59
- Pantry: neutral oil 1 1/2 tablespoons
- Pantry: soy sauce 3 tablespoons
- Pantry: rice vinegar 1 tablespoon
- Pantry: honey or sugar 1 teaspoon
- Pantry: toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon
- Pantry: cooked rice 2 cups
Instructions
- Thinly slice 1/2 head cabbage. Chop 2 bok choy heads, separating stems and leaves. Slice 8 oz mushrooms. Slice 6 mini sweet peppers. Slice 4 green onions. Mince 3 garlic cloves and 2 serranos.
- Mix 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon honey or sugar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, and juice of half the lime.
- Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons neutral oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat.
- Add mushrooms and cook until browned, about 4 minutes.
- Add cabbage, bok choy stems, sweet peppers, serranos, garlic, and the white parts of the green onions. Stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add bok choy leaves and the sauce. Toss until wilted and glossy, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Serve over 2 cups hot cooked rice with the green onion tops and lime wedges.
- Plate in shallow bowls with rice underneath and the colorful stir-fry heaped high in the center.
Cook time: 30 minutes
Estimated cost: $11-14
Health notes: Vegetarian and vegetable-forward. Lighter option with lots of volume and strong flavor.
Drink pairing: Gewürztraminer or lager.