Carrots with Garlic Glaze

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Carrots with Garlic Glaze

 

 

Ingredients

 

1 pound carrots, cut into julienne strips (3 cups)

1/4 cup water

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 teaspoon cornstarch

Dash bottled hot pepper sauce

1 tablespoon cooking oil

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 leeks, sliced 1/2 inch thick (2/3 cup)

Fresh basil sprigs (optional)

 

Directions:

 

1. In a medium saucepan precook carrots, covered, in

small amount of boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain.

Set aside.

2. For sauce, in a small bowl stir together water, soy

sauce, cornstarch, and hot pepper sauce. Set aside.

3. 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 and garlic in

hot oil for 15 seconds. Add carrots and leeks;

stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes or until vegetables are

crisp-tender. Push vegetables from the center of the

wok.

4. Stir sauce. Add the sauce to the center of the wok.

Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir all

ingredients together to coat with the sauce. Serve

immediately. Garnish with fresh basil sprigs, if

desired. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

 

Nutritional facts per serving

 

calories: 105 , total fat: 4g , saturated fat: 1g ,

cholesterol: 0mg , sodium: 333mg , carbohydrate: 17g ,

protein: 2g

 

 

 

 

 

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