Chinese vegetable dish suggestion

[Nefarious]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a decent chinese vegetable curry (or other vegetable dish in sauce)?

I'm going to do a whole steamed sea bass with a thin sweet ginger/soy/rice wine sauce (with steamed rice), but there is one vegetarian in attendance, and I think everyone else could do with a veggie compliment to the fish.

[Plotloss]

How strict?

Pak choi in oyster sauce?

[escargot]

some chinese mushrooms in oyster sauce?


Stirfried mixed wegetables in oyster sauce?


There's a theme developing here.

[escargot]

Spring rolls are easy to make from scratch too. Lightly poach the veg in a mixture of rice wine vinegar & sugar until just on the point. (I'd use things like carrots, beansprouts, rice noodles etc)

Get your round rice pancake things and place in a dish of warm water until pliable.

Spoon the mixture into the pancakes, tuck the ends in and roll up.

Deep fry/Shallow fry.

Serve with oyster sauce as a dip ()

[staceyb]

I've had these before and its very nice

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/spicyst...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/stirfri...

[Nefarious]

How strict? Well, oysters would be an absolute no-no, but I could easily get away with telling her that oyster sauce is made from oyster mushrooms

I like the idea of Stacy's cabbage and mushroom dishes as sides to the fish, but I'm not sure how well they stand up alone...thoughts?

[A911DOM]

'insert choice of veggies' in black bean sauce?

Lemon grass and ginger?

Veggie chow mein - handy side dish?


Liking the sound of the spring rolls too - just offer a thai type dipping sauce rather than the Oyster sauce if that 'offends'.



I love chinese but thanks to the Mrs and kids I am also reduced to picking only from the vege selection

[shakotan]

A911DOM said:

I love chinese but thanks to the Mrs and kids I am also reduced to picking only from the vege selection

fk. That.

[staceyb]

Nefarious said:

I like the idea of Stacy's cabbage and mushroom dishes as sides to the fish, but I'm not sure how well they stand up alone...thoughts?

This then?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/spicyto...

[Nefarious]

Cheers Stacy - I think I'll do that Tofu one as a primary dish for the veggie, and do the chinese greens dish you suggested before as a side for the fish-eaters.

[staceyb]

Nefarious said:

Cheers Stacy - I think I'll do that Tofu one as a primary dish for the veggie, and do the chinese greens dish you suggested before as a side for the fish-eaters.

Not a problem, just so you know all the dishes are in this book,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/CHINESE-FOOD-MADE-easy-fin...

Lots of very nice dishes.

[A911DOM]

shakotan said:

fk. That.

Thats why I'm in this situation fella







I do occasionally get to select from the 'unspoken menu' - No, this is not a euphamism

Edited by A911DOM on Wednesday 17th February 11:38

[Wadeski]

i often do a few really, really easy Chinese sides:

stir fry iceberg lettuce leaves for about 20 seconds, throwing in a sauce of:

1 Tsp soy
1/2 Tsp sesame oil
1 Tsp black vinegar
pinch of salt and sugar

I also do a cucumber salad:

Take one cucumber. Chop into matchsticks, salt and leave for 20 minutes to draw out some of the water. Rinse and dry with paper towel.

Put the cucumber in a serving bowl and heat your wok. Dry-fry some peanuts (skin on kind, unsalted) and mix with the cold cucumber.

dress with chili oil, sesame oil, black vinegar and a generous pinch ground of Szechuan pepper.

people also really like Dry Fried Green Beans (haricots verts):

First, make sure your green beans are washed, topped, and DRY - this is so they dont spatter oil everywhere.

Get 2 TB of oil smoking hot in the wok. Add two handfulls of beans and fry for a few minutes until the skin is blistered and they are slightly wilted. Drain on kitchen towel.

Pour off oil until about 1 Tb remains, and turn the heat to medium. Fry:

2 cloves garlic
1 Tsp ginger
5 dried chillies

for one minute until fragrant. careful not to burn the garlic.

return the beans to the wok and stir.

immediately add in:

1 Tsp chilli bean sauce
1/4 Tsp sesame oil
generous pinch of sugar
small pinch of salt

and toss for a few seconds until thoroughly mixed. Serve.

[Wadeski]

edit: for got to say put lots of szechuan pepper on the green beans, too!

[paulmurr]

Teriyaki veggies?

Tempura veg (Japanese, but still tasty)...?

Umm...

[Frankie Boyle]

Of course there is a vegetarian option.




You can fk off.

[/Frankie Boyle]