Stir Fry with Special Sauce
Servings: 6 servings
Simple protein and vegetable stir fry finished with a sweet and spicy peanut butter sauce
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Ingredients
Stir Fry
- 4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast cut into one-inch chunks
- 1 head broccoli crowns or 4 cups frozen broccoli florets; thawed and drained
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 5 carrots cut into chunks
- ¼ white onion sliced
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- sea salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- olive or grapeseed oil
- 2-3 cups brown rice steamed
Sauce
- 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter (heaping tablespoons)
- 3 teaspoons sugar or honey
- 1 ½ tablespoons white vinegar
- 3 teaspoons soy sauce
- ground ginger to taste
- Sriracha to taste
Instructions
- Season chicken with ginger, salt, black pepper, and chili powder. Set aside. Mix together sauce ingredients in a small bowl to form a dry paste. Set aside.
- Add olive oil to a wok or large skillet and heat over medium-high flame. Add garlic and chicken sauté until cooked through. Set cooked chicken aside in another pan or dish.
- Clean wok or skillet if necessary, then add more oil to cook vegetables. Add carrots first and cook for about three minutes, then add broccoli, peppers, and onions. Season with black pepper and sea salt. (If using a smaller pan, it may be necessary to cook veggies in batches.
- Cook vegetables to desired tenderness, stirring in the remaining garlic in the last two minutes of cooking. (Onion should be translucent and garlic should be fragrant.)
- Turn off flame and add chicken back to pan. Drop sauce by spoonfuls into pan and mix to coat chicken and vegetables well.
- The sauce will soften and become glossy as it warms up to the stir fry ingredients. It will take a bit of mixing to ensure even distribution. This is best done with a dining tablespoon. Serve with warm rice and top with additional Sriracha, if desired.
Notes
To save time, start steaming the brown rice in a rice cooker or via the traditional stovetop method at the beginning of this recipe and it should be cooked by the time you finish.