Stir-Fried Corn with Pine Nuts

Name: Stir-Fried Corn with Pine Nuts
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon potato starch; ¼ cup (35 g) pine nuts; 2 teaspoons peanut oil; 1 teaspoon chopped scallion; ⅓ cup (45 g) diced carrots; 1 cup (135 g) frozen corn; ⅓ cup (45 g) diced English cucumber (or frozen peas, thawed and strained); ⅓ cup (45 g) diced English cucumber (or frozen peas, thawed and strained); ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste; ¼ teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Yield
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Chinese Homestyle

By Maggie Zhu

Published 2022

About

This is a popular northern Chinese dish that I grew up eating, but it is mostly unknown outside of China. The corn kernels are cooked with pine nuts and carrots, creating a colorful bowl of goodies that is comforting to eat. Pine nuts are quite a luxury in China, so this is a dish we only order at restaurants for special occasions.

Ingredients

1 teaspoon potato starch
¼ cup (35 g) pine nuts

Asia
China
Side dish
Vegan

Method

Make a slurry by combining the potato starch and 2 tablespoons of water together in a small bowl and whisking to dissolve the cornstarch.
In a large skillet, heat the pine nuts over medium heat. Shake the pan and stir the pine nuts frequently to keep them from burning. When they start to turn golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook