Crunchy Cabbage Stir Fry

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This Crunchy Cabbage Stir-fry is one of my absolute favorites.  Before embarking on a clean eating journey, I was frequently found swiping my debit card in Japanese, Thai and Chinese food restaurants.  I freakin' LOVE Asian cuisine!!!!!  So, naturally, I had to create a clean and healthy Asian-inspired dish.  Loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber, anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties, your body and your taste buds will get a healthy surprise!  You can serve it atop brown rice with red cabbage for a heartier meal, but I generally cook it without either.  It's SUPER filling without the rice, so I can save the added carbs for a different meal.

If you're trying to eat clean, but you're looking to have a special dinner for Valentine's Day, this recipe is perfectly PERFECT!  Even non-clean eaters like this one!  Hmmmmm...On second thought, consuming garlic, broccoli and cabbage may not make for an alluring, intimate evening.  Perhaps have it on the 15th.  You decide.

Whenever you choose, try this dish for yourself!  It's sure to please!

 
What You Need:

A wok or frying pan
Fat-free cooking spray (I use Pam original)
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped coarsely
Fresh broccoli stalks (Broccoli stalks are always neglected and rejected.  For this recipe, save the florets for another meal.), thinly sliced by width (each slice should be round)
1/2 of a small head of fresh green cabbage, sliced to shreds
A couple of handfuls of shredded red cabbage (optional)
1 handful of matchstick carrots
1 heaping tablespoon of raw cashew butter
Bragg's Liquid Aminos
2-3 tablespoons of Rice Vinegar
Garlic Powder
1 tablespoon of raw honey
1 and 1/2 teaspoons of agave nectar
Chopped, roasted cashews for garnish (optional)
Steamed brown rice (optional)


What You've Gotta Do:

Spray your pan with non-fat cooking spray generously.  Add garlic, cabbage, broccoli, carrots and rice vinegar to the pan.  Cook veggies on medium heat until almost tender.  Be careful not to overcook, you still want the veggies to have some crunch.  Add raw cashew butter, honey and agave nectar and stir until dissolved.   Add Bragg's liquid aminos and garlic powder to taste.  Stir continuously.  Turn the heat to medium high and cook veggies until slightly caramelized, yet still crisp.  Remove from heat.  Stir and serve!  Put veggies atop brown rice and top with chopped cashews if you'd like, but this meal is hearty enough sans grains.  Quick, easy and super YUMMY! 

Bon appetite!


P.S.:  Wanna add some kick?  It's up to you!  If you like spice, add a bit of fresh minced ginger and red pepper flakes to taste.  I just prefer my foods mild.  I reserve sniffling and sweating for influenza infections (which I no longer get since eating clean), not for mealtime.  Okay, now.....

Bon appetite for real this time!  Chomp, chomp!