Black Bean Mango Stir Fry with Cilantro Lime Coconut Sauce
If you find yourself at the grocery store as often as we seem to be lately (sometimes we go just to look around — is that weird?), you’ve probably noticed that mangoes are CHEAP right now. Being that we have tons of random veggies around and we’re trying to eat on the cheap, I thought it’d be the perfect excuse to try to incorporate mango into our go-to stir fry base recipe. At first we dreamed up a mango-based sauce to coat the meat and veggies, and while we still might do that in another batch next week, for this batch we decided to use a coconut milk sauce and chunk the ripe mango into the stir fry. The result? Creamy, sweet and salty heaven!
Total Steps
5
Ingredients
20
Tools Needed
3
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 cups snow pea pods
- 1 cup thinly sliced or julienned carrot
- 1 cup thinly sliced or julienned cucumber
- 1 cup thinly sliced red cabbage
- 2 cups corn
- 2 cups canned black beans, drained
- 1 mango, peeled and cut into strips
- 2 cups imitation crab meat/shrimp
- 2 8 ounce package rice noodles
- Sriracha Sauce/Red Pepper Flakes(optional)
- Salt and Pepper(optional)
- 2 cups light coconut milk
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 lime, juiced
- 2 inches piece fresh ginger root, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons honey or agave nectar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- Salt and Pepper(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
To make the sauce, blend the coconut milk, cilantro, lime juice, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and agave nectar in a blender until smooth. Set aside.
Step 2
Prepare rice noodles according to package instructions.
Step 3
In a large, deep skillet or wok over medium-high heat, heat peanut oil until shimmering. Add imitation crab meat/shrimp and sauté until cooked through and lightly browned.
Step 4
Add snow pea pods, carrot, cucumber, red cabbage, corn, black beans, and mango. Sauté until veggies are lightly tender.
Step 5
Stir in the prepared stir-fry sauce and cooked rice noodles. Cook until the noodles are hot. Season with additional Sriracha, salt, pepper, or red pepper flakes as desired.