Easy Sweet and Sour Broccoli with Peanuts
Silky sweet and sour sauce glazing perfectly tender-crisp veggies—awesome! Let this sauce become your go-to dress-up for every stir-fry, not just broccoli. Makes about 6 servings.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 246kcal
Ingredients
- 1 (1-inch) chunk fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1 ½ pound head of broccoli, florets and stalks separated
- 1 red pepper, seeded and sliced
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- ⅔ cup unsalted peanuts, lightly toasted and chopped (see note)
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup chopped canned tomatoes or tomato juice
- ¼ cup tamari soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup apple juice
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot or cornstarch (see note)
Instructions
- Cut broccoli head into small florets, about 1 ½-inch. Trim and peel the tough outer layer of skin from the broccoli stalks. Slice stalks into ¼ to ½-inch batons.
- Slice red pepper into strips.
- Mix tamari, maple syrup, vinegar, and apple juice with the arrowroot. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a wok or large wide skillet over high flame.
- Add ginger and garlic and stir about 15 seconds.
- Add broccoli and red pepper; toss and stir until coated with oil. Add water and tomato, continuing to toss/stir until broccoli is tender-firm, about 3 minutes.
- Add tamari arrowroot mixture and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, about 1 minute.
- Transfer to serving platter or bowl. Sprinkle with the toasted peanuts. Serve immediately, with steamed basmati brown rice or Lentil Very Brown Rice.
Notes
- Toast shelled raw peanuts at 300°F. until just golden, about 10 minutes.
- If you can only find salted peanuts, rinse off the salt and set them aside to dry on a baking sheet.
- Peanut allergy? Substitute cashew nuts.
- Arrowroot is starch-like white powder ground from root tubers of the tropical arrowroot plant. It’s completely neutral in taste and translucent clear when cooked and is an excellent sauce thickener.
Nutrition
Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 596mg | Potassium: 597mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 1360IU | Vitamin C: 127.5mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1.6mg