Quick Braised Veggies

Mei Willoughby

Mei's homemade Hot Dates Chilli Paste Quick Braised Veggies

Turn boring and blend flavour vegetables into a super delicious meal. A recipe that you can make it ahead and store in the refrigerator for a quick snack later on. Eat it hot as comfort food in mid-winter or serve it cold as a side at BBQ parties, or as a quick snack on a fajita wrap.

YOU’LL NEED A DEEP FRYING PAN.

(Serves 4)

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tin of chick peas and 1 tin of butter beans, drained and run under cold tap
  • A bunch of cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Handful of chestnut mushrooms, quartered
  • 1 of each of small aubergine and courgette, thickly sliced
  • Mei’s Hot Dates Chilli Paste

METHOD

  • Empty the tins of beans in a colander and run it under cold tap to rid of the salt and impurities.
  • Take a deep frying pan, heat 2 tbsp of cooking oil in medium-low heat, add in all vegetables, chick peas and butter beans.
  • Then stir-in 2 tbsp of Mei’s Hot Dates Chilli Paste and mix well. Add 50ml of water, cover with a lid and cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
  • When vegetables are nice and tender, season with salt and pepper.
  • Garnish with chopped flat leaf parsley, optional.
  • Serve it hot or cold with fajita wraps, on rice or as a salad with BBQ food.

Other sauces you might like to use as a dip: Mei’s Satay Sauce with Lemongrass, Mei’s Dan Dan Chilli Sauce, Mei’s Original Chilli Sauce, Mei’s Red Pepper Spread, Mei’s Chiu Chow Chilli Oil.

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