Broccoli-Mushroom Stir Fry

Thanks to the dramas I see on youtube, I want to try more and more Eastern/Oriental recipes. And being quite lazy I look for easy recipes which I can make with ingredients that I have at hand. And my latest experiment is the Mushroom-Broccoli stir-fry pictured above. It is based on a recipe I found on recipezaar.com by PaulaG, but I didn't have all the listed ingredients so I just made some adjustments. The result was still delicious and the recipe is given below.
Ingredients
1/2 cup onions, chopped
8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1 head broccoli, cut into florets
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1/2 to 3/4 cup water ( or stock)
Oil for sauteing
Salt to taste

Method
In a wok, heat some oil, add onions and saute for 2 minutes. Now add the mushrooms and stir fry for 5 minutes. Take off of heat and keep aside. Now heat some more oil in the wok and add the garlic, ginger and broccoli. Stir fry for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Blend the cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce and water. Add to the wok and cook until thickened. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 5 minutes or till the broccoli is crisp tender. Add the mushroom mixture, stir and take off from heat. Serve with a bowl of sticky rice.

Szechuan Broccoli

I am always on the lookout for easy recipes to make. These days I'm into Chinese recipes, thanks to the different dramas I'm watching on 'youtube'. And this recipe is one of the simplest and tastiest for broccoli. I thank www.inmamaskitchen.com for this simple and precise recipe.           
 Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger, grated
• 2 garlic cloves crushed
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 5 cups broccoli florets
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Method:
Combine the soy sauce, vinegar and sugar in a bowl. Keep it aside. Heat a small skillet and sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Toast for about 1 minute till the seeds turn a light brown and fragrant. Set aside.
Heat a wok till it is very hot. Add oil to the hot wok and spread it around by swirling. Put in red pepper flakes, ginger and garlic. Stir for at most 30 seconds, so as not to let the garlic burn. Now add the broccoli and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the sauce mixture and stir well to coat all of the broccoli. Cover and cook for 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately.
You can enjoy this dish with steamed rice or noodle soup.

tip#1 Use toasted sesame oil or peanut oil for the recipe as they have a higher smoke point and thus appropriate for higher temperature cooking.
tip#2 Store bought ginger-garlic paste maybe used in place of the fresh stuff.
tip#3 Honey maybe substituted in place of sugar in the sauce mixture.
Try this next time for a quick chinese vegetable dish and enjoy.