Pea shoots and shiitake mushroom stir-fry

2
Points®
Total Time
13 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
3 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
Before there are peas on the vine, before there are even the vines themselves, there are the shoots, which are long, gorgeous tendrils that will eventually become the pea plant. Farmers cull the shoots to keep the plants healthy—and those cuttings are an exquisite delight, sweet and tender. If you've never cooked with ea shoots before, you should know that cook very quickly, wilting like spinach leaves. To double this recipe (for 4 servings), you'll have to make it in two batches. Otherwise, the shoots will overflow your wok. If desired, you can serve the stir-fry, which also includes mushrooms, scallions, garlic, and ginger, over brown rice.

Ingredients

Toasted sesame oil

1 tsp

Scallions

4 medium

Fresh ginger

1 Tbsp, minced

Jarred minced garlic

1 tsp

Shiitake mushroom

5 oz, stems removed and discarded, caps thinly sliced

Uncooked pea shoots

8 oz

Less sodium soy sauce

2 Tbsp

Unseasoned rice vinegar

1 Tbsp

Hoisin sauce

1 Tbsp

Instructions

  1. 1. Heat a large wok over medium-high heat. Swirl in oil, then add scallions, ginger and garlic. Stir-fry 30 seconds.
  2. 2. Add mushrooms; stir-fry 1 minute. Mound pea shoots into wok; toss and stir over heat 1 minute, until they begin to wilt.
  3. 3. Pour in soy sauce, vinegar and hoisin sauce. Stir-fry about 2 minutes, until sauce is bubbling and pea shoots have fully wilted. Serving size: 1 1/4 cups

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