Heart Healthy Recipes & Hints

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by lashbear

...and where's that edamame, carrot, onion, and bell pepper stir-fry you promised us ?

There's not much to it since it's a stir fry. It really just comes down to cutting your veggies and throwing them in a wok. BUT, since you ask, here's the instructions:

1. Purchase veggies at the grocery. (Shelled edamame comes frozen in a bag. For some reason it's with the vegetarian stuff rather than with the veggies at my store).

2. Cook the edamame according to package directions (my package says to boil it for 4-5 minutes).

3. Meanwhile, heat a small amount of oil (I used canola) in a wok. Add carrots, some ginger, black pepper--whatever spices you fancy.

4. Drain the edamame and put it and all the other veggies in the wok. Stir fry.

5. Add some teriyaki sauce (I should probably switch to the low sodium variety), and serve.

This would be good over rice, but I didn't think of that until I already had stuff in the wok, at which point it's much too late to start rice.

I did the same combination of veggies yesterday with olive oil and Italian spices (minus the teriyaki). It was pretty good. I put in some pasta and topped it off with a bit of mozzarella; I would recommend leaving the cheese off, actually.