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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

A Treasure of Greens With Gingko Nuts



After eating this dish from the restaurant, I came home wanting to try my hands at this dish but without the lotus root. I substituted it with asparagus and I added in some sweet peas and arrowroots. It was a simple stir fry kind of veggies put together with gingko nuts. I love the simple taste whereby one can taste the natural sweetness of the veggies. The Gingko nuts are good for memory. I love this dish and the colorful veggies gave the dish a very refreshing look and kids will love to eat these colorful stir fried greens with gingko nuts.


a treasure of greens... sweet peas, asparagus , arrowroots,
red capsicum and straw mushrooms


simple yet delicious


the colorful veggies make this dish ...a delights to the eye
and the stomach :) young and old will be drawn to it


a deliciousness any herbivore vegetarian will love :)


A Treasure of Greens With Gingko Nuts

Ingredients:

1 bundle of asparagus - cut into 1.5" length
1 red capsicum - cut into strips
1 pkt of sweet peas - cut off the two ends
5 arrowroots - cut into thick slices
1 tin of straw mushrooms- cut into halves
20 pieces of gingko nuts - remove the inside stem like thing

2 pips of garlic - chopped

2 tbsp olive oil


seasoning:

1 tbsp of oyster sauce
1 tbsp of chinese cooking wine
dash of white pepper
salt to taste * optional

thickening:

2 tsp of corn flour
50 ml water


Method:

Heat up oil in a non stick wok, add in the garlic and stir fry till fragrant. Add in the arrowroots, asparagus, sweetpeas, straw mushrooms , gingko nuts and capsicum. Stir fry till cooked. Add in the seasoning and thickening. Stir fry another 5 minutes. Dish up and serve hot with rice.



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11 comments:

  1. I LOVE LOVE this stir-fry. In summer, I like to make snap peas stir-fry with lily bulbs.
    I must look for gingko nuts to give this recipe a try.
    Thanks.

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  2. Hi Angie..you are welcome :) I love this dish too:)

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  3. I love the bright and fresh colour of this dish. Looks very healthy and delicious. Mixed vegetables dish is always my favourite.

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  4. I'd have never thought of adding ginkgo nuts in savory dishes ... just tong sui ... This is such a fab idea!!

    Hey, can't wait to see both you and PiggyGal end of next month! Keep it up & take care till then!

    Pei-Lin

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  5. Hi Pei Lin,

    Oh...I can't wait to meet you too :)

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  6. Sounds so delicious, and looks so colorful! I've never had gingko nuts. Interesting!

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  7. Looks fresh and healthy. Where do you find gingko nuts?

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  8. This dish looks so colorful, it has to be good for you. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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  9. This stir-fry veggie is fabulous. Love it especially after eating so much food those past few weeks.

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  10. Hi TEAH...you should try eating gingko...lots of goodness in it :)

    Hi Carol...gingko nuts can be found in asian store or chinatown :)

    Hi Janice...you are welcome :)

    Hi Cheah...yup it is good after all the meat dishes :))

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