I make this and freeze it every few months because it’s SUPER convenient. Then whenever I make rice I stir in a few spoonfuls, squeeze in lime juice, throw in a bit of salt and YUM I have lime-cilantro rice! So, easy!
Ingredients:
1 bunch of cilantro roughly chopped
2-3 spring onions
2-3 tbsp lime juice
Directions:
Put your ingredients in your food processors/magic bullet/whatever and blend into a thick sauce. Tada!
I usually use this with brown rice that I toss together with some veggies and stuff (peas, bell peppers, and garlic and onions sautéed in olive oil…) But, I’ve definitely used it with just plain old white rice with good results. Use your imagination. Oh, and the rice tends to go pretty well with stir fry... hence this was posted on the same days as the stir fry sauce recipes.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Sauces for Stir-Fry
My latest cooking adventures have been limited more than usual by time because of school. So, I've been making a lot of REALLY quick stir fry dinners. The other day I forgot to buy stir-fry sauce so I tried making my own.... and I've been experimenting with different things ever since! I usually cook my veggies to desired mushiness/crispness and then throw the sauce in during the last few minutes
Here are a few of my favorites:
Peanut Sauce:
4 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp honey roasted peanut butter (or 3 tbsp peanut butter and 1 tbsp honey)
3 tbsp rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
1 tbsp water
Garlic, Crushed red pepper and Ginger to taste (If you're using dried stuff you can mix it in with the sauce otherwise saute them in oil before throwing your veggies in.)
Directions:
1. Melt peanut butter in the microwave until it's mixable
2. Mix everything together
Brown Sauce:
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup apple cider
Garlic, Crushed red pepper and Ginger to taste (If you're using dried stuff you can mix it in with the sauce otherwise saute them in oil before throwing your veggies in.)
Directions:
1. Melt the honey in the microwave till it's mixable
2. Stir everything together.
Note: This makes a lot of sauce so pour it in slowly to assess how much you actually need.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Peanut Sauce:
4 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp honey roasted peanut butter (or 3 tbsp peanut butter and 1 tbsp honey)
3 tbsp rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
1 tbsp water
Garlic, Crushed red pepper and Ginger to taste (If you're using dried stuff you can mix it in with the sauce otherwise saute them in oil before throwing your veggies in.)
Directions:
1. Melt peanut butter in the microwave until it's mixable
2. Mix everything together
Brown Sauce:
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup apple cider
Garlic, Crushed red pepper and Ginger to taste (If you're using dried stuff you can mix it in with the sauce otherwise saute them in oil before throwing your veggies in.)
Directions:
1. Melt the honey in the microwave till it's mixable
2. Stir everything together.
Note: This makes a lot of sauce so pour it in slowly to assess how much you actually need.
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