Meatfree Monday: Stir Fry with Teriyaki

     Stir fry is probably one of the easiest ways to go meat free. With all the vegetables, it's so filling and healthy. This time around, I used a frozen stir fry veggie mix and made my own sauce. I prefer this homemade teriyaki to the store bought kind and it has so much less sodium and other preservatives in it. You can also create your own veggie mix too. If you do that, you'll be sure to get all the things you like. This particular one had water chestnuts in it, which I picked around. To each his own.

     I recommend serving stir fry's with rice for an even more filling meal.



Stir fry mix or your choice of cut up veggies

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup dry sherry

1/4 cup maple syrup

1/4 cup ground arrowroot (for thickening)

3 Tbl red wine vinegar

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce

• Heat about one tablespoon of oil over medium high heat. Add in veggies and cook until just tender. Stir frequently.


• For sauce: In a food processor, combine all the ingredients for sauce and pulse until smooth. 


• Top veggies with sauce and stir.