🌟Main ingredient:Almond milk
✨secondary ingredients: almond-extract and almonds
⏱️Cooking time: 15 minutes
🌶️Spice level: Mild
👨👩👦👦Number of diners: 2-4 Dinners
1
cup
almond
milk
1/2
teaspoon
almond
extract
1/4
cup
sliced
almonds
4
strips
bacon,
cooked
and
crumbled
1
tablespoon
vegetable
oil
1/2
onion,
thinly
sliced
1
red
bell
pepper,
thinly
sliced
1
cup
snap
peas
2
cloves
garlic,
minced
1/4
teaspoon
red
pepper
flakes
2
tablespoons
soy
sauce
1
tablespoon
hoisin
sauce
1
tablespoon
cornstarch
1
tablespoon
water
Salt
and
pepper
to
taste
In a small bowl, whisk together almond milk and almond extract. Set aside.
In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add sliced onions and red bell pepper. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes until slightly softened.
Add snap peas, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes to the skillet. Stir-fry for another 2 minutes.
Pour the almond milk mixture into the skillet. Stir in soy sauce and hoisin sauce. Bring to a simmer.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Slowly pour the slurry into the skillet while stirring continuously to thicken the sauce.
Add the crumbled bacon to the skillet. Stir to combine all ingredients.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve the almond milk stir-fry over steamed rice or noodles. Garnish with sliced almonds.
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