Stir-Fried Mushrooms and Broccoli

Submitted by PaulaG

"This is a very versatile vegetable dish that can be served over pasta or rice. The recipe calls for fresh mushrooms; however, it's equally good with dried shitake that have been reconstituted. This is from The New American Diet Cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 bunch broccoli, cut into flowerets
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 3⁄4 cup vegetable stock
• cooked rice or pasta

directions

1. In a medium saucepan, melt the margarine or butter and add onions, saute 2 minutes.
2. Add the mushrooms and stir for 5 minutes, remove from heat and set aside.
3. Heat the oil in wok and add broccoli and garlic, cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Add the drained water chestnuts and cook an additional 2 minutes longer.
5. Blend the cornstarch, sugar and ginger with soy sauce, stir in vegetable stock; add to wok and cook until thickened.
6. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 5 minutes or until broccoli is just crisp-tender.
7. Add the mushroom mixture to the broccoli, stir and serve over pasta, spaghetti squash or rice.

Reviews

[evening]

Very good! Using what I had on hand I used a 12 oz bag of fresh broccoli flowerettes and green onions. I used jarred minced ginger and sauteed it with the mushrooms and onion. I doubled the amount of sauce. I used two tablespoons of soy sauce. I really enjoyed this dish and will be making it again.

 

[bernysnyder]

This certainly wasn't bad but it wasn't great, either. The sauce was very bland and I had to add about another cup of vegetable broth to make enough sauce to cover all the veggies. I would make it again with maybe a few crushed red pepper flakes, more ginger, or more soy sauce - something to give it more flavor.

 

[Pesto lover]

I thought this was delicious. The sauce is really good. I made as directed, except that I added a sliced red bell pepper with the broccoli, and I sprinkled toasted sesame seeds on top to serve. I will make this often, as we eat a lot of veggie stir fries here. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Made for ZWT6.

 

[morgainegeiser]

This had a lot of great vegetables, I do not like broccoli so I decreased the amout and added more mushrooms and water chestnuts. Also, added cauliflower and green onions. Comes together quite easily and the sauce is good. I do think next time I will increase the amount of garlic used. Made for ZWT 2008

 

[*Parsley*]

Great veggie stir-fry. I liked that it was a little sweet. I used sesame oil for the oil. Since I made this for the ZWT4's "Add More Veggies" challenge, I used all the ingredients listed, plus added bok choy and carrots. I was very pleased with the results. Thanx for sharing this very versatile veggie recipe!