Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts

松仁粟米

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — finished dish

Total time: 24 min
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

Corn, pine nuts, carrot and sweet pepper are cooked separately so the nuts stay crisp.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

400 g frozen sweetcorn kernels
40 g pine nuts
80 g carrot
80 g red sweet pepper

Vegetable stir-fry seasoning

1 tbsp cooking oil
0.25 tsp salt
30 ml water

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — ingredients

02

Tools

kitchen knife
cutting board
mixing bowl
wok
spatula
measuring spoons
sieve
kitchen scale
serving plate
measuring jug

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — tools

03

Steps

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Measure corn and separate large frozen clumps

Step 1

Measure corn and separate large frozen clumps

Measure corn and separate large frozen clumps.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Peel the washed carrot and dice to corn-kernel size

Step 2

Peel the washed carrot and dice to corn-kernel size

Peel the washed carrot and dice to corn-kernel size.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Wash and deseed pepper; dice to the same size

Step 3

Wash and deseed pepper; dice to the same size

Wash and deseed pepper; dice to the same size.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Put pine nuts in a dry wok and move constantly over low heat

Step 4

Put pine nuts in a dry wok and move constantly over low heat

Put pine nuts in a dry wok and move constantly over low heat.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Toast two to three minutes until pale gold and remove immediately

Step 5

Toast two to three minutes until pale gold and remove immediately

Toast two to three minutes until pale gold and remove immediately.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Add oil to the wok and heat over medium

Step 6

Add oil to the wok and heat over medium

Add oil to the wok and heat over medium.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Add carrot first and stir-fry two minutes

Step 7

Add carrot first and stir-fry two minutes

Add carrot first and stir-fry two minutes.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Add corn and 30 ml water; break up frozen kernels

Step 8

Add corn and 30 ml water; break up frozen kernels

Add corn and 30 ml water; break up frozen kernels.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Cook for four minutes until corn is hot and most liquid evaporates

Step 9

Cook for four minutes until corn is hot and most liquid evaporates

Cook for four minutes until corn is hot and most liquid evaporates.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Add pepper and salt and stir-fry two minutes more

Step 10

Add pepper and salt and stir-fry two minutes more

Add pepper and salt and stir-fry two minutes more.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Turn off the heat before folding in pine nuts to keep them crisp

Step 11

Turn off the heat before folding in pine nuts to keep them crisp

Turn off the heat before folding in pine nuts to keep them crisp.

Sweetcorn Stir-Fry with Pine Nuts — Transfer corn and nuts to a shallow plate and serve hot as a side

Step 12

Transfer corn and nuts to a shallow plate and serve hot as a side

Transfer corn and nuts to a shallow plate and serve hot as a side.

Common mistakes

Simmering nuts with corn softens them; avoid scorching over high heat.

Tips

Pine nuts darken with residual heat, so remove while pale gold. Whole nuts do not suit everyone; check allergies and chewing needs.