Creamy Coconut Curry Sauce

Stir Fry.  

Again.

Blah.

That was the other night.  Kind of wanting to use up a ton of veggies in the fridge.  Kind of not wanting to have another stir fry.  

Don't get me wrong.  I love a good stir fry.  I really do.  It is probably one of my favourite meals.  And has been even when I was a child.  Mainly because of the broccoli and carrots (fave veggies) and the rice.  I could eat rice every day.  In fact, I did, in university.  But that's besides the fact that the reason I didn't want stir fry was not because I didn't want stir fry.  It was because stir fry without soy sauce has it's limitations.  There are tons of ways around it.  Making more vinaigrette-style sauces.  Using nut butters to thicken them and add flavour.  Using coconut amino in it's place... I think I have tried them all.  And they all taste great.  Really!  It's just, well, after a while, you miss soy sauce. :( 

Until you've realized you have all the ingredients to make this delicious sauce, adapted from the awesome bloggers at Minimalist Baker.  I use their site a lot!  

Sweet, creamy, spicy.  Overtop stir fried veggies and rice. Yum. 

Yup, I'll add this to the repertoire.  A great sauce for stir fries!   

Made great leftovers, too!  

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
Coconut oil for cooking, about a tbsp
1 small onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ground ginger
Veggies of choice, such as broccoli, carrots, peppers, snow peas, asparagus, beans. etc.  We also used fiddleheads! As much as you want
1 Tbsp curry powder
pinch cayenne
1 can coconut milk
1-2 cups veggie stock 
Sea salt and black pepper


What to do:
1) Heat coconut oil in a large pan on medium heat.  Add the onion, garlic, ginger, veggies, salt and pepper.  Cook, stirring frequently, until softened – about 5 minutes.

2) Add curry powder, cayenne, veggie stock, coconut milk, another healthy pinch of salt and stir. Bring to a simmer then reduce heat slightly and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes. Stir! 

3)  Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Serve over rice or quinoa, or noodles! Enjoy!