Carrots With Garlic Glaze
"From Better Homes and Gardens Cooking For Today Stir-Fries."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb carrot, cut into julienne strips (3 cups)
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 dash bottled hot pepper sauce
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 leeks, sliced 1/2 inch thick (2/3 cup)
- fresh basil sprig (optional)
directions
- In a medium saucepan precook carrots, covered in small amount of boiling water for 2 minutes.
- Drain.
- Set aside.
- For sauce, in a small bowl stir together water, soy sauce, cornstarch, and hot pepper sauce.
- Set aside.
- Pour cooking oil into a wok or 12-inch skillet. (Add more oil as necessary during cooking).
- Preheat over medium-high heat.
- Stir-fry ginger root and garlic in hot oil for 15 seconds.
- Add carrots and leeks; stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or till vegetables are crisp-tender.
- Push vegetables from the center of the wok.
- Stir sauce.
- Add the sauce to the center of the wok.
- Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
- Stir all ingredients together to coat with the sauce.
- Serve immediately.
- Garnish with fresh basil sprigs, if desired.
- Nutrition information per serving: 105 calories, 2 g protein, 17 g carbohydrate, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 333 mg sodium, 310 mg potassium.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lazyme
Grapeview, Washington
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