Stir fry mixed vegetables in nuoc mam sauce

Ingredients

Serves 2 1 Carrot, finely sliced 50g Bamboo shoots, thinly sliced 1/2 Pak Choy (Chinese cabbage), stems only, diced 50g Green beans, halved (15g Wood ear fungus, soaked in warm water for 15 minutes and roughly chopped) 3ml Vegetable oil 1 clove Garlic, crushed 2 slices Ginger, peeled and cut in slivers 50g Bean sprouts Salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 tablespoon Cornflour Hoisin sauce (see Hoisin sauce)

Method

* In a large saucepan of half full water, boil the carrots for 10 minutes. * Add the bamboo shoots, Chinese cabbage, green beans and wood ear fungus. * Cook for a further 5 minutes. Drain and reserve. * Heat the oil in a wok and stir fry the garlic and ginger for 2 minutes. * Add the bean sprouts and stir fry for 30 seconds. * Stir in all the reserved vegetables and season with salt and black pepper. * Stir fry for 2 minutes. Mix the cornflour and Nuoc Mam sauce with a little water and fold into the vegetables to bind them.