Szechuan Stir-Fry Vegetables

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Ingredients

6 cups chopped raw vegetables, mixed, such as Garnishes such as chopped green onion, water ch

1/2 cup orange juice

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 teaspoon ginger or 1 tbsp. fresh ginger

3 cloves crushed garlic

2 tablespoons honey

2 teaspoons Chinese sesame oil

Hot red pepper flakes to taste (optional)

2 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation

Combine first 7 sauce ingredients. Carefully mix in cornstarch. Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable or peanut oil in wok or large skillet. Add vegetables and saute. When vegetables are about 2/3 of the way done, add sauce (make sure cornstarch is evenly distributed before adding sauce to the wok).

Add garnishes when the vegetables are cooked to your liking, and heat briefly. Serve stir-fry over rice or thin noodles.