Stir-Fried Broccoli and Red Peppers with Peanut Sauce

Name: Stir-Fried Broccoli and Red Peppers with Peanut Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 as a main dish with rice
Cuisine: Asia, Thai
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, fish sauce; 1 tablespoon, lime juice plus 1 teaspoon grated zest from 1 lime; 1 tablespoon, light brown sugar; 1/8 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 3/4 cup, coconut milk; 1/4 cup, water; 3 tablespoons, smooth peanut butter; 1 tablespoon, peanut oil plus 1 more teaspoon; 1 , large red bell pepper (about 8 ounces), cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch strips; 9 ounces, broccoli, cut into even 1-inch florets (about 4 cups); 2 medium cloves, garlic, minced or pressed through garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 1/4 inch piece, fresh ginger, peeled and minced (about 1 teaspoon)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2002

We pair a simple homemade sauce with supermarket ingredients to produce a quick stir-fry with complex flavor.

SERVES4 to 6 as a main dish with rice

TIME25 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our Thai-style stir-fried broccoli and bell peppers, we wanted to find a way to give our dish powerful flavor while using ingredients already in the pantry. We found that a simple sauce base of fish sauce, lime juice and zest, brown sug...

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