Thursday, January 8, 2009

simple spicy stir fry

i'm a spice maniac. seriously. my stomach must be made of steel because i love superhuman hot-ness in my foods. this dish will definitely clear the sinuses. i'd suggest modifying the chili paste based upon what you prefer. best of all, it's really low fat and low calorie if you stick to the oil measurements below.


  • 7 oz. frozen broccoli
  • 1 cup shredded cabbage and carrots
  • 2 tablespoons chili paste
  • 1 tablespoon chili oil
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons nama shoyu (or soy)
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons ground sichuan peppercorns
heat oils and chili paste in a wok on high (about 400°). add in the broccoli, shoyu, galic and ginger and stir fry until well heated (about 7 minutes with frozen broccoli). add the rice vinegar and cabbage mix (i used bag coleslaw mix) and cook for about 5 minutes. toss in the ground sichuan peppercorns about 30 seconds before you finish stir frying.

this recipe only makes one bowl- perfect for the solo spice lover.

15 comments:

ChocolateCoveredVegan said...

Yummy-- I love simple stir fries!

allularpunk said...

i love love love spicy food! i don't have any chili oil, but i'm sure that loads of sriracha would make up for that.

Meg said...

There is nothing better than a stir-fry and this looks amazing!

Genevieve said...

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Anonymous said...

Oh yeah, bring on the heat! I love it spicy & my eyes & nose running! Rock on! I also like that it's a one-serving, good for lunches!

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jessy said...

that's one spicy sounding stirfry! i <3 chili oil - i may have to just use 1 tbsp though! this looks so awesome! mmmmmmmmmmm!

Bianca said...

I love spice too! Which is funny cause when I was a kid, I didn't like spicy at all. But the older I get, the more I like spice.

Amy said...

Yum! Stir fries are the best. Sadly I don't own a cast iron stomach though so it's no chili for me (I do love me some spices and flavourings though!)It looks great!

Joanna said...

this looks awesome. i love a bunch of veggies thrown together. somehow, it always manages to taste good.

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LizNoVeggieGirl said...

Perfection!!

Anonymous said...

I always love a good stir fry! There are few tastier ways to use up veggies, if you ask me.

Kana said...

I know what you mean - I crave for spicy foods All year round!

AnuSriram said...

Thats a lovely recipe! Will surely give it a try! You have a wonderful blog here..

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

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