Looking for a fast an easy dairy free, Gluten Free stir fry? I’ve got it for you. This is delicious and kid approved, even my 5 year old loves this one.
The best part about stir fry, I think, is the way you can mix and match just about any proteins and veggies to meet your tastes as well as to match what ingredients you may have on hand. I grew up with chicken stir fry and we usually had the same veggies. But this week we had turkey in the share so turkey stir fry it is! Start by chopping your veggies and getting this simple sauce put together:
2 Tablespoons of corn starch
1 teaspoon of Chinese 5 spice and 2 Tablespoons of soy sauce. **If you are going gluten free your sauce must be marked gluten free, most soy sauce is made with wheat**
2 teaspoons of sesame oil and 1 cup of water
Give it a stir and let it sit. The corn starch will settle at the bottom again so be sure to give it a stir again before adding it at the end.
Set the sauce aside and start your cooking. You can use an electric wok, a stove top wok, or if you don’t own a wok simply use a deep pan. Add some vegetable oil or other non flavored oil into the wok and start with the veggies that take the most cooking time, for me that was a couple of carrots from this past share. You want them to cook, but not all the way because they will get additional cooking time as you add other ingredients.
In with my carrots went my turkey (which has already been cooked) and some chives I had leftover, scallions are delicious in stir fry too!
After a few minutes more I added some chopped baby corn, this is a real croud pleaser when you are cooking with kids. My mom always added water chestnuts to her stir fry which give a nice texture to the dish.
At this point I gave my sauce a stir and added it to the wok. The sauce will thicken upon cooking so be sure to give it enough time to become a thick sauce like consistency.
Lastly I added my sprouts from the share, I like to keep them a bit on the crunchy side so I wanted them to just have a quick time cooking before serving.
All that’s left is to serve your stir fry and enjoy. I serve mine over a bed of soft white rice and usually with a side of fruit. Another plus to this one is making a large batch and having leftovers for lunches the next day. Enjoy!
