Description
Crisp and tasty, this flavorful Celery Stir-Fry is a quick, easy meal that’s full of flavor and nutrients. Vegan, gluten-free, and ready in 30 minutes!
Ingredients
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Stir Fry Sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, tamari or gluten-free liquid aminos
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, shaoxing wine, or unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon coconut sugar- or brown sugar or maple syrup
- 1 clove garlic, pressed, grated or minced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper or black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Celery Stir fry
- 8 ounces tempeh- can also use 8 ounces ground chicken, ground turkey, or ground beef - see notes.
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil or coconut oil
- 1/2 yellow onion, sliced in strips
- 3 cups celery, 4-5 celery stalks, cut into 1/2 inch julianne slices
- 2 teaspoons ginger, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- suggested garnishes: toasted cashews, toasted sesame seeds, scallions
Instructions
- Mix stir-fry sauce: whisk soy sauce, sherry vinegar, sesame oil, molasses, sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes, white pepper, and cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside.
- Tempeh. (*See notes for ground meat.) Cut or crumble tempeh into a large pan. Add water, bring to a boil then simmer over medium heat until all the water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Steaming helps mellow the pungency of tempeh. Once the water has evaporated, add oil and sauté until brown and crisp, about 8 minutes. Set tempeh aside.
- Over medium-high heat sauté the onions for about 3 minutes. Add the celery, ginger, and garlic and stir for about 2 minutes. You want the celery to be just slightly tender but still quite crisp. Add the tempeh crumble and the sauce.
- Stir together until sauce is thickened 1-2 minutes.
- Serve over jasmine rice.
Notes
Ground meat: Saute the ground chicken, ground turkey or ground beef in a bit of olive oil until cooked and browned, then set aside. Continue with step three.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup- using tempeh
- Calories: 225
- Sugar: 3.7 g
- Sodium: 287.5 mg
- Fat: 13.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 14.9 g
- Fiber: 6.4 g
- Protein: 12.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg