Tantalizing Thursday: Jamaican Vegetable Stir-Fry

Tantalizing Thursdays proudly presents its first recipe- Jamaican Vegetable Stir-Fry.  (The recipes featured on this blog will be largely Caribbean influenced)   

A vegetarian diet is touted by the scientific community as being instrumental in decreasing risk factors for heart disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers.  The high-fibre, low-fat component is lauded for these benefits.

The vegetarian subsists on a diet that comprises:

Staples

Legumes and Nuts

Vegetables

Fruits

Poly-unsaturated fats and oils such as nuts, olive oil, canola oil

Select Foods from animals(depending on the category of vegetarian)

Whether or not you are vegetarian, it is beneficial to include a meat-free dish occasionally.

The following is a great lunch/dinner idea.
Jamaican Vegetable Stir-Fry

Ingredients:

1 cup sliced Carrots
1 cup chopped Cabbage
1 cup chopped Pakchoi
1 cup Stringed Beans, cut in halves
1 Red Sweet pepper, cored, seeded, and julienned
1 Yellow Sweet pepper, cored, seeded, and julienned
1 Green Sweet pepper, cored, seeded, and julienned
1 cup thinly sliced onion
½  cup escallion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 sprig Thyme
1 teaspoon grated ginger
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:
Start the preparation process by cutting all the vegetables and measuring the ingredients.
In a wok or large skillet, heat vegetable oil over high heat. Add the onion, garlic and salt while stirring constantly. While continuing to stir, add carrots, cabbage, pak choi and stringed beans until tender-crisp.   Continue stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes. Add the peppers, sprig of thyme, scallion, and ginger and stir for 2 minutes more.
Remove from heat.
Serve immediately over brown rice.

Try this delicious recipe and provide feedback on how much you enjoyed it.