Stir fry your veggies of choice in olive oil (1-2 tbsp).
I usually do them in this order:
onions first, then carrots, celery, brocolli and other veggies that are tougher, bell peppers next and then I add zucchini a little after that. I stir fry veggies about 6 minutes or until tender but not limp.
If I want green beans, I boil the green beans for 4-5 minutes in boiling hot water until they are slightly tender. Then I shock them in a bowl of ice and water. Then I add them to the end of the stir fry cooking time to warm them back up when I put the veggies back in with the meatballs, but not to cook them much longer.
Once vegetables are mostly tender I set aside in a bowl
Then add meatballs to the same pan and start browning them.
When they have been browned 2-3 minutes, add the stir fry gravy. In a small cup add 1/4 cup water and 2-3 tbsp cornstarch per package of meatballs depending how thick you want your gravy. Mix that until it isn't lumpy, then add to stir fry gravy. Let meatballs and sauce warm, when sauce starts to boil, add all veggies back in to warm them up again.
I serve this meal with 1.5-2 cups (pre cooked) rice.
My stir fry gravy:
Taking a pyrex measuring cup 2 cups or great. These are the proportions:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 3/4 cup water or fill to 2 cup line
I add two heaping spoonfuls of better than bouillon.
Sweeter sauce: I will sometimes do a dash of thai chilli sauce (1 tbsp or so) or 1-2 tbsp of brown sugar if I want the gravy sweeter. Other asian sauces are great too, a tbsp of this or that.
Saltier Sauce: If i want the sauce a little saltier I add soy sauce 1 tbsp at time or better than bouillon one spoonful at a time.
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