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Brian McDermott's spicy veggie stir fry

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Brian McDermott's winter warmer recipes - as heard on The Claire Byrne Show on RTÉ Radio 1.

Ingredients

Serves: 4

  • 2 cloves of garlic, sliced
  • Knob of ginger (thumb nail size)
  • Red chilli - the hotter you want it, the more you add!
  • Drizzle of Rapeseed oil
  • 1 red & yellow pepper, sliced
  • 1 red onion, sliced thinly
  • 1 carrot, peeled and sliced thinly
  • Handful of spinach
  • 2 spring onions
  • 100g broccoli florets
  • Fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary or parsley)
  • 1 Lemon
  • Pinch salt & fresh ground black pepper

Method

  1. Heat a wok for approx. 5 minutes. Add the oil quickly followed by the ginger, garlic and chili. Season with salt and pepper and then add the carrots. Stir fry for approx. 1 minutes.
  2. Add the broccoli and fry for up to a further minute, then add the onions.
  3. Add the herbs and the peppers followed by the courgettes then the spinach allowing approx. 30 seconds between adding each of them. Add fresh lemon zest and spring onions.
  4. Serve in a large sharing bowl in the middle of the table as a side dish or main meal.