Mark’s Sweet and Sour Fridge Forage Stir Fry

Name: Mark’s Sweet and Sour Fridge Forage Stir Fry
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 onion; ¼ teaspoon dried chilli/hot pepper flakes (optional); ¼ teaspoon dried chilli/hot pepper flakes (optional); 2 tablespoons vinegar (rice vinegar would be great but use whatever vinegar you have; avoid malt vinegar if gluten-free); 2 tablespoons vinegar (rice vinegar would be great but use whatever vinegar you have; avoid malt vinegar if gluten-free); 2 tablespoons date syrup; 2 tablespoons vinegar (rice vinegar would be great but use whatever vinegar you have; avoid malt vinegar if gluten-free); 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oil (coconut, sesame, vegetable – whatever you have); 1 tablespoon oil (coconut, sesame, vegetable – whatever you have); 180 g/6¼ oz/1 cup uncooked basmati rice or 240 g/8½ oz dried noodles of choice; 180 g/6¼ oz/1 cup uncooked basmati rice or 240 g/8½ oz dried noodles of choice; 1 x 400 g/1 oz can chopped tomatoes; 1 x 400 g/1 oz can butter/lima or cannellini beans; 1 x 400 g/1 oz can butter/lima or cannellini beans; 1 x 400 g/1 oz can butter/lima or cannellini beans; 185 g/6½ oz mixed fridge-foraged raw vegetables (mushrooms, pepper, green beans – whatever you have); 185 g/6½ oz mixed fridge-foraged raw vegetables (mushrooms, pepper, green beans – whatever you have); 185 g/6½ oz mixed fridge-foraged raw vegetables (mushrooms, pepper, green beans – whatever you have); 185 g/6½ oz mixed fridge-foraged raw vegetables (mushrooms, pepper, green beans – whatever you have); 1 x 400 g/1 oz can pineapple chunks in fruit juice (optional); 1 x 400 g/1 oz can pineapple chunks in fruit juice (optional); 1 tablespoon oil (coconut, sesame, vegetable – whatever you have); 1 tablespoon oil (coconut, sesame, vegetable – whatever you have)

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

We Cook Plants

By Sarah Bentley

Published 2025

About

“Fridge forage is when we’re making the most out of the ingredients we already have instead of wasting them to buy new ones for a specific recipe. It’s better for the environment and our pockets. This fridge forage stir fry is versatile and the sauce is a healthier and simpler spin on the popular takeout dish. The flavour totally pops in a way that means you’ll make it ag

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Gluten-free
Vegan

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