What I've been eating (basil stir fry)

It seems I haven't made a new recipe in the last few days.  I realize that's rather common for a cooking blog, but I still feel bad about it.  I've been wandering findingvegan and searching "vegan" on tastespotting looking for things to make, but I just haven't settled on anything yet.  In the mean time, I always resort to my classic dishes.  If I'm busy on the weekends... it ends up being a PB&J, apple, and banana.  For larger meals though, asian food is a must!  My favorite local restaurant (Fargo, ND) is the Drunken Noodle.  They have a dish called Vegan Tofu Basil.  While I was too lazy to press and stir fry tofu, I made a great asian stir fry no less. [...]



Ingredients: (as desired)
jasmine rice, cooked
shiitake mushrooms, chopped
red pepper, chopped
yellow pepper, chopped
onion, chopped - any kind
broccoli, chopped
green onion, chopped
fresh basil leaves
wok oil (cottonseed oil infused with herbs!)
hot sesame oil
non-toasted sesame oil (if there doesn't seem to be enough oil while cooking)

Directions:
Cook the jasmine rice as described on the packaging.  I always use a rice cooker, and start it up a few minutes before starting prep work.  The amount of rice will vary.  I use 1/2 cup uncooked per person.  Chop all veggies.  Heat a wok over medium heat.  Let the wok heat up for just a bit, before adding the wok oil.  If you can't find wok oil use non-toasted sesame oil instead.  Let the oil heat up as well for less than a minutes.  Add a dash of hot sesame oil.  I prefer mine a bit hotter.  Throw in the onions.  Cook for a minute, allowing the onions to infuse the oil a bit(even though wok oil is already infused with onion!).  Add the broccoli, cooking for another minute.  Make sure the broccoli is finely chopped.  The smaller the broccoli the more tender it will be.  Next add the peppers, cooking for another minute before adding the shiitake mushrooms and green onions.  Make sure to stir frequently, or somewhat frequently in my case.  After this has cooked yet another minute, add the fresh basil.  Stir this into the dish and let it sit briefly.  You're done!  Pour onto a plate alongside the jasmine rice.  Promptly devour!

This dish comes out fairly close to my favorite at Drunken Noodle. Their vegan tofu basil has me coming back once a week, but this is a good compromise on other days of the week.  Adding fried tofu will make this dish even more delicious.  I'll try to add a picture from Drunken Noodle when I'm there on Friday.