Stories of Chinese Cuisine - Green Pantry Essentials

WE KNOW YOU LOVE OUR ENTIRE RANGE OF PRODUCTS! WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON HAVING A LARGE VARIETY SO THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! AND THESE SUPERHERO SAUCES ARE FRONT OF MIND FOR US RIGHT NOW - GLUTEN FREE SOY SAUCE, PURE SESAME OIL AND OUR VEGETARIAN STIR-FRY SAUCE. THESE ARE OUR GREEN PANTRY ESSENTIALS BECAUSE THEY’RE ABSOLUTE MUST-HAVE’S IN YOUR KITCHEN, AND THEY JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN!  
 
There are so many reasons to get a little greener in the kitchen. Learning to cook greener meals is an excellent way to increase your vegetable intake, reduce your carbon footprint and be able to cater to friends and family with different dietary requirements. You may think that cooking with veggies is boring and bland, well that’s where Lee Kum Kee sauces come in to save the day! We’re going to a show you couple of our favourite ways to make your vegetarian ingredients taste amazing using our green pantry essentials. 

When we think of Chinese cooking, it’s safe to say stir fry is a staple, right? We love it AND it’s such a great way to cook to make without animal products. Stacked full of fresh vegetables, our Buddha's Delight, Vegetable Stir Fry uses all three of our green pantry essentials; Vegetarian Stir-Fry Sauce, Pure Sesame Oil and Soy Sauce (GF Optional) to create a scrumptious marinade that’ll have your entire family drooling, while you prepare their nourishing, meat-less meal. That’s right, you don’t even have to hide the greens from the kids!

Stir Fry Vegetables – Buddha’s Delight

When you’re cooking meatless meals, it is so important to make sure you’re using good, quality meat replacements, in order to get enough protein and iron. Variety is very important, ideally, you want a colourful dish made up of mostly whole foods. Tofu is a delicious, high protein meat alternative that’s very popular in Chinese cooking and of course, perfectly suited to our sauces! Or you can try the meat alternative options that can look and taste just like the real thing! A couple of our favourite, nutritious vegan options are black beans, chickpeas and quinoa. Quinoa has a staggering 16.5g of protein per 100g, and it’s delicious and filling. You could make up a bowl of quinoa, drizzle a combination of Lee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil and Gluten Free Soy Sauce to add all the flavour you need, and you have yourself a healthy meat-less snack. OR, you could really go to town and put together our decadent Kale and Quinoa Salad with Lime Vinaigrette! It only takes 15 minutes to prepare and is so easy!  
Kale & Quinoa Salad with Lime Vinaigrette 

Nuts and seeds are also nutrient-dense and great in salads. Using our flavourful Pure Sesame Oil? Try throwing in a sprinkle of whole sesame seeds for a healthy addition to your dish! It’s so easy to add flavour to meat-free meals with Lee Kum Kee Sauces. Make sure you’re using our Gluten Free Soy Sauce in order to serve something just about everyone can eat. Check out our Gluten Free Crispy Tofu Salad in the hyperlink below, to get a taste of this delicious combination.

Gluten Free Crispy Tofu Salad

Depending on where in the country you are, you may be getting ready to get out of lockdown and you may even be preparing to entertain again. Take a look at our wide range of vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and meatless recipes on our website at the link below so you’ve got something to make, no matter who’s coming over! Whether you’re looking to impress your vegan friends or you’re trying to become better acquainted with vegetables, make sure to add our green pantry essentials to your shopping list this week! 

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