How do i make a stir fry?

Legacy_user

I have the desire to make a stir fry but ive never made one before because as a family, we dont tend to eat that sort of thing so i want to make one for myself.

Step by step instructions would be appreciated, as would the sort of ingredients i can use.

I have done a search in the Index but didnt find anything.

tigerlily

I usually cheat and buy the Tescos value bags of stirfry veg, its 79p and tastes lovely. Then I buy a sachet pack of sauce to go with it for about 50p. I get two big meals out of this.

skye

I use the tesco value veg stir fryed in soy sauce and a little oil, but I also add noodles and egg and sometimes chicken or meat substitute.

Gingham_Ribbon

For a basic one, I would maybe start with chopping up some onion, red and green pepper, carrot, mushroom and tofu. I would then crush a little garlic, grate a small cube of ginger and finely chop part of a chilli depending on how hot you'd like it. I'd heat up some sesame oil and add the veg, stirring quickly, then add the tofu, stirring till it browned. I'd throw in some bean sprouts near the end along with some of the straight to wok noodles and heat through. Squeeze in some lime or lemon juice.

The bean sprouts will wilt if cooked for too long and tofu will crumble if added too soon too. I have no idea how to cook one with meat in, but I'm sure the principle is the same, so long as the meat is thoroughly cooked. (Maybe you need to put that in first?)

Edit: I forgot the soy sauce! I usually add that about half way through.

the_skint_minx

Make sure the wok and the oil is really really hot - scarily hot. Chinese restaurants have these massive gas burners. The veg should really spit at you when you put it in the hot oil.

Start heating the wok up well in advance - especially if you have an electric hob. It needs to be hot when you put the oil in.

Chop everything before you start. Don't try to cook too much in one go - a normal size wok does 2 portions max.

Grapeseed oil / sunflower oil is the best imho because it heats to a high temperature - you can add a bit of sesame oil at the end for flavour or toss the noodles in it.

comping_cat

Water chesnuts, sliced,
Carrots, sliced using potato peeler, so very thin
Courgettes, sliced with potato peeler
Pak choi, sliced
Chicken/beef cut into small strips
Onion, sliced
Sweetcorn, either baby corn or from the freezer!!!!
Noodles, boiled for about 5 minutes, so soft.
Bean sprouts

I fry the meat, carrots, courgettes and onions in a little oil and soy sauce for about 5 mins, then add the pac choi, water chesnuts and sweetcorn, again for about 5 mins.
I then add the noodles and bean sprouts, toss well so all other ingredients are mixed in then serve immediatly.
If your meat is cut quite thick, you might need to cook it for a little longer, but i find 5 mins is normally enough.
You can add whatever veg you like, but this is what we normally have.

skye

Found this website for lots of stir fry receipes:

http://astray.com/recipes/?search=Stir-fry

onesocklizzie

Ooooh - Chuck in some cashew nuts for good measure!!! They taste lovely in most stir frys and give you 'good fat' too - yum!

vegtablepatch

Good luck. A year ago my OH only eat english food. I got him to try stir fry and he loves it. Its made life easier for me (I do the cooking) and we have a variety of food
now with just about every nationality food except for english. Perhaps you family will enjoy stir fry once you dtsart serving it.

Fay

Hi Everyone
I would really like tomake a stir fry and encorporate lots of nice fresh veg...and although I know how to cook the veg and the meet, I'm not sure of what else to put in? I have looked at a few recipe sites and they all put different things in to make a sauce..such as soy sauce, dry sherry, etc.

Does anyone have a nice recipe for a stir-fry? Preferably a low fat one

Caterina

Carrots, broccoli, onions, leeks, peas (frozen and defrosted in hot water before adding to wok), mushrooms, baby sweetcorn (fresh or tinned), courgettes, cabbage, mange-touts, spring onions... plenty of choice for what goes in a stir fry.

I'd start by frying chopped garlic, chopped onion and/or leeks in some sesame oil (gives a lovely authentic chinese taste!), then add the meat (or tofu, or quorn for vegetarians) and brown it, then add any chopped veg (try to chop them all in the same size and add the hardest ones like carrot first and the softest, quickest cooking, like mushrooms, last).

Give a good few stirs on a high fire, add soy sauce, dash of sherry and chili sauce to taste, stir again. If you want everything to be very well cooked, leave on a low fire for a couple more minutes, but the whole point of stir fry is quick cooking and the veg should really be fairly crunchy. Serve on abed of noodles or rice.

Buon appetito!

Caterina