Apple and Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe

An apple isn't first ingredient that typically comes to mind for a stir-fry, but the sweetness actually goes very well with the vegetables here, and it’s just different enough to make a nice change from the usual vegetable rotation.

A gingery orange sauce pulls everything together – it’s a great side dish for all kinds of meals and so easy to throw together. It’s a perfect example of how simple concepts like stir-fry can be tweaked to make all kinds of interesting flavors without adding a lot of extra work.

The sauce in this recipe uses coconut aminos – that’s a Paleo-friendly substitute for soy sauce that you can get at health-food stores or online. For the fish sauce, any brand is fine; just check the ingredients, as always, for hidden sugar or other junk.

This would be tasty with any kind of Asian-inspired main dish (Korean short ribs, anyone?). And if you’re looking for dinner and not just a side, you could easily add a few chopped chicken breasts to transform this from a side dish into a full meal.

Apple and Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 15 min COOK: 15 min

Ingredients

• 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
• 1 cup onion, sliced
• 1 cup carrot, julienned
• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1-2 apples, sliced
• Cooking fat

Ingredients for the orange ginger sauce

• ½ cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tbsp. coconut aminos
• 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 tbsp. orange zest
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 thumb size piece of ginger, minced

Preparation

1. Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a large bowl.
2. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and melt some cooking fat.
3. Add the broccoli and carrot and cook until tender but still somewhat crunchy, about 5 minutes.
4. Add the onion and celery and cook for another 5 minutes.
5. Drizzle the sauce over the mixture, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Add the apple, stir everything, cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, and serve.

Apple and Vegetable Stir-Fry Recipe

Mix something a little different into your stir-fry with this quick and easy recipe.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 30 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 people

Calories 116 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 head broccoli cut into florets
• 1 cup onion sliced
• 1 cup carrot julienned
• 1 cup celery sliced
• 1-2 apples sliced
• Cooking fat

Ingredients for the orange ginger sauce

• ½ cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tbsp. coconut aminos
• 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce
• 1 tbsp. orange zest
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1 thumb size piece of ginger minced

Instructions

 

• Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a large bowl.
  ½ cup fresh orange juice, 2 tbsp. coconut aminos, 2 tbsp. white wine vinegar, 1 tbsp. fish sauce, 1 tbsp. orange zest, 2 garlic cloves, 1 thumb size piece of ginger
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and melt some cooking fat.
  Cooking fat
• Add the broccoli and carrot and cook until tender but still somewhat crunchy, about 5 minutes.
  1 head broccoli, 1 cup carrot
• Add the onion and celery and cook for another 5 minutes.
  1 cup onion, 1 cup celery
• Drizzle the sauce over the mixture, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the apple, stir everything, cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, and serve.
  1-2 apples

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 553mgPotassium: 804mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 6486IUVitamin C: 162mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 2mg

Keyword apple, stir-fry, vegetables

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