Asparagus and Bellpepper Stir Fry
Another simple yet scrumptious dish. Super easy to make and very satisfying.
Ingredients:
1 bundle of asparagus
1 yellow bell pepper, use yellow for color contrast. Red or orange would do too.
4 slices of fresh ginger
2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
Method:
Prepare asparagus properly. By properly, I mean you have to snap each asparagus towards the bottom part, so the tough portion of the asparagus would naturally fall off. I can not stress enough, a tough bite of asparagus REALLY kills this dish. But don’t worry, you are not really wasting anything. Save the tough pieces in a Ziploc bag in the fridge for next soup you make. They add a nice refreshing flavor to the soup.
Cut the asparagus at a diagonal, roughly 2 inches long. Clean the bell pepper, remove seeds and the white membrane inside. Cut into thin strips, this way asparagus and the bell pepper will be roughly the same size.
Thinly slice your ginger and mince garlic. Then you are ready for the fire.
Pan on fire, medium high heat, about 2 TBSP vegetable oil into the pan, heat up the oil for about a minute. In goes the ginger slices and garlic. Move the aromatics around for about 30 seconds without burning the garlic.
In goes the prepared asparagus and bell pepper. Stir fry for about 3 minutes. You don’t want to overcook the vegetables, all you want is slightly soften them, that way the vegetables preserve the nutrients and the crisp texture.
Add salt, pepper and ground cumin, and mix well. Kill the heat and dish up. The cumin is the secret ingredient here, it gives the dish a little extra oomph, and also a bit of a smoky and almost fajita like taste. It’s quite nice.
