Basic Stir Fry Sauce Recipe

The Other Day: Check out this super cool cactus. I think its a prickly pear. I really liked it so I took a pic. Very colorful! And they sell the pears in the stores. I actually bought some when I first moved here and I recall them being very hard to eat- big seeds throughout....

Today's Tip: Diet Food Figs
This fiber- and potassium-rich fruit makes the perfect summer snack. At around 170 calories for 8 oz, you can eat them alone, in salads, in cereals, or wrapped in prosciutto (just don’t grab a Fig Newton—you’ll get more nutrition and less fat from the actual fruit). Read more on Self

Today's Recipe: Basic Stir Fry Sauce
(altered from this Family Wok recipe)

Ingredients:
1 1/ 2 tsp. coconut oil 
1/ 2 tsp. minced garlic 
1/ 2 tsp. minced ginger 
1/ 2 cup low sodiumchicken broth 
1 Tbs. low sodium soy sauce 
1/2 Tbs. brown sugar 
1/2 Tbs. Truvia
2 tsp.Sriracha hot sauce
1/ 4 tsp. pepper 
1 1/ 2 tsp. lemon  juice 
1 1/ 2 tsp.cornstarch 
1 Tbs. white wine

Directions:
Heat the sesame oil in a small saucepan. Add the ginger and garlic and stir-fry 15-30 second over medium heat to bring out the flavor. Add the chicken broth, soy sauce, sugar, hot sauce, pepper, and lemon juice. Bring just to a boil, stirring. Dissolve the cornstarch in the wine and whisk into the sauce. Heat until sauce thickens and reaches a full boil. Simmer for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and set aside.

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