The key to a successful stir-fry fakeaway is a rich, flavourful sauce and the sauce to this vegetarian stir-fry fakeaway delivers. If you cook a lot of south-east Asian recipes, these are ingredients that you will already have in your cupboard. If not, buy them because after trying this sauce, you will surely make this again and again. No more takeaways when you can easily create this tasty vegetarian stir-fry fakeaway.
What makes a great fakeaway is its ability to feel just as exciting as your favourite restaurant dish. This meal bring all the flavour and comfort of takeaway, but with wholesome ingredients and wholesome savings. Whether it is a Friday night meal or a fresh twist on your weekly dinner routine, this vegetarian stir-fry fakeaway brings comfort food and creativity together on one plate. It is proof that you do not need takeaway to treat yourself, you can whip up something delicious, vibrant and satisfying right at home in under thirty minutes.
Substitutes
Do you have old, sad vegetables in your fridge that you need to use? Use them up! Save more money by not having to throw away food that is on its last legs. Use them in this fakeaway recipe.
If you prefer to add meat, add chicken, meat or minced meat. Cut the protein to pieces the size of your vegetables and fry them first. Set aside while adding vegetables to the pan and add back in before adding the sauce. Make sure your meat is cooked all the way through.
Freezable
The stir-fry fakeaway can easily be frozen to make your option even quicker next time you are reaching for your favourite food ordering app. A tips is to freeze your rice or noodles separate from your vegetables to increase the flexibility, you might want to use that rice or noodles for a different dish or if you served the stir-fry with rice last time, you can quickly cook some noodles for next time.
Batch cooking tips
Make the sauce in a big batch, keep it in the fridge in a well sealed container to have it available for whenever you are ready to cook your next fakeaway. Faster than ordering takeaway.
Variations
Prefer teriyaki flavour? I have several recipes that use my own homemade teriyaki sauce, such as my ramen with teriyaki shredded tofu, and teriyaki rice bowl. Or try the vegan version of this stir-fry fakeaway.
Stir-fry vegetarian fakeaway
Ingredients
Sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp potato starch
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce
Main dish
- Oil to fry in
- 1 red bell pepper
- 200 g mushrooms
- 300 g broccoli florets and stem
- 3 tbsp water for steaming
Optional
- A handful of cashews
- Serve with cooked noodles or steaming rice
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients to the sauce and let it sit.
- Cook rice or noodles.
- Cut broccoli florets and stem, quick steam in your sauteuse with three tablespoons water and add a lid to the pot.
- Quarter mushrooms and cut bell peppers in large pieces 2cm by 2cm.
- Add oil to the sauteuse and add mushrooms.
- Cook with broccoli for about 5 minutes.
- Add the bell peppers and let cook through for 3 minutes.
- Stir the sauce to make it mix again.
- Pour the sauce over the vegetables and let cook for 2 minutes. It ill look very sticky at the start, but let it keep cooking and stirring until all vegetables are covered.
- Optional, dry roast cashes in a dry pan for a few minutes, take care so that the nuts do not burn.
- Serve with cooked rice or noodles and optional dry roasted cashes.