Stir fry Chayote and Carrot. Stir-fried carrot & chayote is a very popular and simple formula you can use to put together a quick dish like this chayote squash carrot and snowpea stir. In a heated wok, add oil and then ginger and salt. There's a hint of natural sweetness from each of these vegetables and lots of crunch!
This pear shaped vegetable is low in calories and rich in nutrition. We commonly use this vegetable in sambar and other curries. Today I have made a simple chayote and carrot stir fry which can be served with rice or roti. You can cook Stir fry Chayote and Carrot using 6 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Stir fry Chayote and Carrot
- You need 1 pc of chayote.
- Prepare 1 of carrot.
- Prepare Slices of garlic, ginger, shallot.
- It’s Half of bowl minced pork.
- Prepare of Chicken powder.
- You need of Black pepper.
Add the chayote and carrots and shrimps (if using). The amount depends on how "soupy" you want the dish to be. Cover with lid and then remove as soon as it starts to boil to avoid overcooking the vegetables. Chayote is not as popular here in the USA but I encourage you to try it, it is low in calories, high in fiber, mild-tasting and so easy to prepare.
Stir fry Chayote and Carrot instructions
- Wash and peel the skin of chayote and carrot. Then slice them into strips.
- Marinate mince pork with soy sauce and flour for 30 mins.
- Heat wok stir fry ginger shallots and garlic then add pork cooked until meat changes color. Then drop in vege, add a little water and chicken powder. Mix it and cover until done.
It is great to add to soups, curries, stews, served as a steamed or stir-fried side dish. Chayote can be made into any type of dish, raw, cooked, peeled, or unpeeled. From side to salad, curry to stir fry, bake, roast, steam, boil, etc. this fruit/squash is eaten throughout the world, from Latin America, Asia, and now the USA too. In this recipe, the chayote is peeled and shredded. Dried shrimps are used to add flavour and shredded carrot is added to give colour and sweetness.