Portabello Stir Fry

Ingredients

2 portabello mushrooms
1 slice carrot
1 slice zucchini
1/2 slices head broccoli
1 package water chestnuts
1/2 lb extra firm tofu
1/2 anything else that seems like a good idea at the time
1 t mellow brown rice miso
2 garlic
1 t ginger
1/8 chinese
5 spice mix
2 t soy sauce
1 c warm water
1 t cornstarch
1 few tbs water
1 splash of sake
2 tbs peanut oil

Instructions

Dissolve the miso in the water. Dissolve the cornstarch in a small amount of hot water and add to the miso, along with the soy sauce and 5-spice mix. Set aside. Heat the wok, then add the oil; heat for a minute and swirl around to coat the wok. Add the garlic and ginger, stir around until the garlic starts to brown. Add the mushrooms, toss for about 3 minutes until they start to soften. Add the carrots, stir for about 2 minutes; then the broccoli, another minute; then the water chestnuts, another minute; then the tofu. Add a splash of sake, stir for another minute or two as the steam melds everything, then pour on the sauce. Stir until it thickens (about 3 minutes), then serve with rice or noodles. The portabellos have a chewey, firm body and a rather strong flavor, very nice! I think next I'll try some kind of dish mixing whole caps with eggplant...I'll let you know in a week or so! as always, "eat! eat!"