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Chinese Vegetable and Hoisin Stir-Fry

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Chinese Vegetable and Hoisin Stir-Fry
Chinese style vegetable stir-fry, made with a hoisin-based sauce is a quick and simple vegetarian and vegan stir-fry with a distinct Asian flavor. Though the recipe calls for seitan, you could substitute tofu with good results and vary the vegetables used as well. This stir-fry has plenty of sauce, so serve over rice or noodles.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil+ 2 tbsp
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce + 2 tbsp
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar or liquid sweetener
  • 3/4 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • approx. 1 cup seitan, chopped into 1 inch pieces
  • 3-4 green onions, chopped
  • 1 red or yellow bell pepper
  • approx 2 cups broccoli, chopped

Preparation:

In a small saucepan, whisk together hoisin sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, vegetable broth, garlic, ginger and corn starch over medium heat. Allow to simmer until mixture thickens, about 5-7 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside.

In a large wok or skillet, stir-fry seitan in 2 tbsp sesame oil and 2 tbsp soy sauce until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add onions, pepper and broccoli and stir-fry another 2-3 minutes.

Add sauce mixture to the stir-fry and combine well, allowing to cook another 2-3 minutes, until broccoli is done cooking.

Serve your Chinese vegetable stir-fry over cooked rice or noodles, if desired. See also:
What is seitan?
How to Make Seitan

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User Reviews

 3 out of 5
Good but salty, Guest Kay

This recipe was nice and easy. I didn't have seitan or a bell pepper so I used sliced carrots and mushrooms. My one qualm though is that this was quite salty. Next time I will start with one tablespoon of hoisin sauce and add more to taste. This recipe makes a lot of sauce, but all the better for spooning over noodles or rice.

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