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4.05.2013

Quick Stiry-Fry (of whatever's in the fridge!)

I made an easy, tasty stir-fry the other night - primarily due to copious amounts of Red Boat fish sauce. I don't know what it is about that sauce, but it is SO good! This is all done in one pot - no fuss.

I was pretty low on groceries and needing to get some veggies. What went in this was 1/3 of a red pepper, a handful of mushrooms, sliced carrots, sliced venison and onions. Plus a bunch of thinly sliced ginger - which, in addition to the fish sauce, was key. Originally I thought about serving this all on a bed of wakame seaweed. I don't know if that would be good or not, because in the end I had plenty to eat.

For 1 serving:
1/2 lb beef/venison, sliced thin (flank works well)
1 tsp coconut aminos
1 tsp cider vinegar
splash of sesame oil

Slice beef thinly and let sit in marinade for however long you've got (10 min - 2 hours, but the whole thing about this dish is that it is fast and last minute, so don't worry)

Veggies: (whatever you have on hand)
Red/Green pepper, sliced
Mushrooms, sliced
Carrots, sliced thin
Scallions, 2" pieces
Broccoli, cut into small florets
Onions, sliced

Sauce:
1 T coconut oil
sliced fresh ginger (a lot!)
1+ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 tsp sesame oil
1 T fish sauce (Red Boat)
1 T coconut aminos
1 tsp cider vinegar

1. In a big skillet/cast iron pan, heat coconut oil. Add onions and ginger and saute a couple of minutes. Add veggies in order of how fast they cook: carrots/broccoli will take longest, so toss them in next and cook another few minutes. Add mushrooms, peppers and/or scallions.
2. Once all the veggies are in, add in red pepper flakes, sesame oil, fish sauce, coconut aminos and vinegar. Stir occasionally.
3. When veggies are just about done (about 10 minutes total from onions going in), add the meat and any marinade drippings. Stir often to brown the meat - it will only take a few minutes.

Heap everything in a bowl, and serve!

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