5.0 from 6 votes
Lime peanut sauce stir fry
A limey twist on peanut sauce makes a deliciously flavorful way to dress up a simple stir fry.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 2 -3
Calories: 600 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian , Fusion
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter smooth, unsalted and unsweetened
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro coriander, finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon lemongrass minced, can use pre-prepared
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
For the stir fry (suggested)
- ½ small red onion
- 5 oz Asian eggplant 140g, aubergine
- 7 oz bok choy 200g
- 1 red pepper
- 3 oz broccoli 85g
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken 450g, thigh or breast meat
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or a little more, as needed
- 2 tablespoon peanuts approx
Instructions
- First, make the sauce by mixing together all of the sauce ingredients (peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, water, cilantro, brown sugar, fish sauce, lemongrass and garlic) until smooth. This can be done ahead and set aside/refrigerated if kept for longer.
- Prepare everything for the stir fry before you start cooking so you can add quickly - slice the onion, slice the eggplant and cut larger slices in half or smaller, as fits, to make small bite-sized pieces. Slice the bok choy and separate the stem part from the leaves. Slice the pepper and cut the broccoli in to small florets as well as chunks of stem. Cut the chicken in to thin slices or strips.
- Warm the oil in a stir fry pan or saute pan/skillet. Add the onion and cook for a minute or two then add the eggplant. Cook for a few more minutes until both are softening.
- Add the bok choy stems and red pepper and cook for a few more minutes. Add the broccoli and chicken and cook a couple minutes until chicken is cooked through. Add the bok choy leaves, stir so they wilt, then add the sauce. Cook a minute then serve, topped with the peanuts.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
600kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
59g
(118%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
145mg
(48%)
Sodium
1159mg
(48%)
Potassium
1546mg
(44%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
6630IU
(133%)
Vitamin C
166.2mg
(185%)
Calcium
153mg
(15%)
Iron
3.1mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2-3
Amount Per Serving
Calories 600
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 600kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 59g | 118% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 145mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 1159mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 1546mg | 33% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 6630IU | 133% |
| Vitamin C | 166.2mg | 185% |
| Calcium | 153mg | 15% |
| Iron | 3.1mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.