Thursday, October 24, 2013

Easy Stir Fry Recipe for Dinner

Easy Stir Fry
Easy Stir Fry
Stir frying is a wonderful and easy solution to quick cooking when you are too busy or too tired to make long processes of ceremonial cooking. Easy stir fry recipes have become popular to modern living due to the nature of jobs during weekdays when the going gets really rough.  People just come home and would want to hit their mats to sleep their night off. That is why this ancient Chinese inspired way of cooking has become so popular that there are now hundreds or even thousands of recipes in the internet aside from those printed in cookbooks and everywhere from newsstands to bookstores.   Quick and simple to do, these recipes are designed to fit your hectic way of living in your own kitchens.  You have lesser ingredients to use, require a very short number of minutes to prepare and cook, and even uses only a few utensils for cooking that makes cleaning fast and simple to do.  It can be describe as a method of cooking that produces food like magically lightning fast.  We will show you a simple and easy recipe in this article that can be surprisingly savory and saucy for the entire family to enjoy. 
Easy Stir Fry:  Stir fry is an easy way to use up all those leftover vegetables you have sitting in the bottom drawer of your fridge.

INGREDIENTS:
  • One tablespoon olive oil
  • Two tablespoons mince garlic
  • Vegetables of your choosing, we use
  • celery (two stalks chopped)
  • squash (sliced or shredded)
  • green beans
  • yellow pepper (sliced)
  • shredded or chopped carrots
  • Two cups shredded cabbage
  • One cooked and chopped chicken breast (optional)
  • Japanese Style Chow Mein noodles
  • Soy Sauce
  • Adobo seasoning
THE PROCEDURE:


  • You can add red onion and omit the use of yellow pepper if it is not available in your refrigerators. .
  • Start by preparing all the ingredients and cut them into bite sizes for easy frying.  Line up all the ingredients close to your stove for easy reach when frying. 
  • To begin frying, heat a wok or a large skillet over medium heat in your American stove.  Coat the frying pan with olive oil and wait till it smokes and get hot.
  • On medium heat, sauté’ the garlic and onions.
  • After two to three minutes you can add the green beans, the celery, the pepper and squash.  Stir fry them for another two to three minutes before adding the carrots and chicken to the pan.  Continue to stir fry until the chicken changes color and is no longer pink.
  • Then add enough soy sauce so that all the vegetables are coated with sauce.   Then add the cabbage and cook for another two to four minutes.
  • Sprinkle with Adobo seasoning and stir to combine with the ingredients.
  • Add the noodles last and cook and stir until heated through.
  • Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately while steaming hot.  This is great with hot steaming rice too.
  • This easy stir fry takes under thirty minutes to prepare and even less time if you chop the veggies during lunch prep earlier in the day. 
You can also visit here to learn on how to cook Easy Stir Fry.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Best Stir Fry Recipe: Basil And Beef Bolognese

Best Stir Fry Recipe
Best Stir Fry Recipe
In stir frying, there recipes that are mark as ordinary and standard recipes in Chinese cooking.  But mind you, there are also recipes in stir frying that can be considered as best stir fry recipes.  Through our years in cooking, we can ourselves consider a better stir fry recipe if it is tastefully giving a hint of spiciness, saltiness, sweetness and bitterness in it.  Furthermore, stir frying is a very quick method of cooking, therefore, protein must sear perfectly to avoid producing a different taste that expected.  In order for you to do this, you must plan your stir frying ahead of time prepare all the ingredients ahead of time, before you begin cooking.   To create a perfect best stir fry in your kitchen is not impossible.  In fact, it is easy and very simple to do. 
   
We are sharing a best stir fry recipe in this article hoping that you can learn from this recipe and create your own perfect stir fry in your kitchen.  Let us begin cooking then. BASIL & BEEF BOLOGNESE: Not all Fijian people are a fan of spaghetti else serve meat sauce with a long loaf of bread, noodles or rice for them to enjoy their meal. You can also add a few chopped chillies for a little heat and you can substitute the beef with chicken or lamb mince or even lentils and vegetables.  Enjoy this best stir fry at your homes.

THE INGREDIENTS:
  • Five hundred grams beef mince, defrosted and drained
  • Four  rashers of bacon, finely diced
  • Two tins of whole peeled or chopped tomatoes (Four hundred fifty grams gross weight per can)
  • Six medium fresh tomatoes
  • Two medium onions peeled and finely diced
  • Six cloves of garlic peeled and finely diced
  • Two tablespoons tomato paste
  • One fourth cup tomato sauce or the tomato ketchup, but is best with the tomato sauce
  • One cup red wine, please use the dry type (don't worry the alcohol will cook out)
  • Two teaspoons fresh or dried rosemary leaves
  • Handful of basil leaves, add some extra for garnishing, chopped them finely
  • One to two bay leaves
  • Three tablespoons of olive oil, use the extra virgin please
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste, as per desire
THE PROCEDURE:
  • First and foremost, prepare all the ingredients as per ingredients’ list above.  Line the pile of ingredients close to your stove for easy reach when frying.
  • Begin cooking by heating a wok or a large frying pan on a medium heat in your American stove. 
  • Add the virgin olive oil and gently fry the onions, the bacon and garlic but be careful not to burn the garlic. 
  • Then add the rosemary leaves and tomatoes and fry for around five minutes more.
  • Now increase your heat slightly and add the mince protein and stir until the meat is browned all over. Then slowly add more meat so that it fries and will not stew.
  • Pour in your tins of chopped tomatoes, and add your remaining ingredients to the pan.
  • Give everything a stir with a wooden spoon and break up the tomatoes slowly as you go along.  Heat the ingredients to a gentle simmer.
  • Reduce the heat to low and place a lid on and leave it for about an hour until the flavors develop into a wonderfully rich tomato sauce.  Stir occasionally to make sure it doesn't burn on one side.
  • Add some salt and pepper to season according to your taste.
  • Serve over any spaghetti or pasta but sprinkle some parmesan cheese and chopped basil leaves on top.
  • You can also serve this best stir fry recipe with a fresh tomato salad.  Have fun and enjoy making this recipe in your own kitchen.
  You can also visit here to learn on how to cook Recipe For Stir Fry.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Bok Choy And Daikon On Crispy Tofu Recipe for Stir Fry

 Recipe for Stir Fry
 Recipe for Stir Fry
As a common knowledge, stir-frying is known as a cooking technique quickly searing meat, vegetables or even a combination of both over very hot oil at high heat.  This method was long developed by the Chinese to make sure that the flavor, nutritional value and color are retained in the food during cooking. For the modern kitchen, stir-frying is really ideal.  It is quick, simple and delicious but relatively healthy for the entire family.  To aid you in getting started with this cooking technique, follow this recipe and begin to Stir-fry.  This simple Chinese recipe for stir-fry will help you create a yummy but authentic Chinese stir-fry dish you can enjoy with your family.

STIR-FRIED BOK CHOY AND DAIKON ON CRISPY TOFU:  This recipe can be prepared in thirty minutes total including cooking time.  It can yield about four servings.  This has everything you want in a stir-fry, the delicious bok choy with its wonderfully creamy stems, the sharp radish, the crusty pan-fried tofu and of course a load of spices.  The Tempeh is a nutty fermented soybean cake that can also go fine with bok choy.  If you plan to use it in place of the tofu, toss it into the hot oil and stir until it becomes crispy for about five to seven minutes.  It will be great.

THE INGREDIENTS:
  • One head bok choy (about one and a half pounds)
  • Four tablespoons vegetable oil
  • One block firm tofu (about one pound), cut into 1⁄4-inch slices and patted dry
  • One onion, chopped
  • One tablespoon minced garlic
  • One tablespoon minced ginger
  • One to two fresh hot chilies, seeded and minced, if not available, a teaspoon of the Sriracha sauce found in Asian stores near you
  • Eight ounces radish, cut into one fourth inch coins
  • Two tablespoons soy sauce, or to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
THE PROCEDURE:


  • Cut the leaves from the stems of the bok choy. Trim the stems as necessary, and then cut them into one inch pieces. Cut the leaves into wide ribbons and keep them separate from the stems.
  • To begin frying, add two tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet or wok and heat over medium heat on your American stove. When it’s hot, add in the tofu, but work in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Continue cooking till the tofu is crisp and golden for about three to five minutes on both sides. You can flip over the tofu and cook for another three to five minutes on the other side to get the perfect crispiness. When the tofu slices are done and crispy transfer them to paper towels over a plate to drain the oil and reserve.
  • Add the remaining two tablespoons oil to the pan and raise the heat to medium-high. When it’s hot, add the onion, the garlic, ginger, and chile and cook stirring, for just one minute until fragrant.  Add the bok choy stems and radish and cook, stirring occasionally, until they soften for about three minutes.
  • Add the bok choy leaves and about one half cup of water.  Stir occasionally and cook until the liquid evaporates, while the radish and stems become fully tender for about five to ten minutes. You can add a little more water if necessary.  Test the softness of the radish and stems while cooking.
  • Return the tofu to the pan and stir in the soy sauce, but sprinkle the black pepper for seasoning. Taste-test the dish and adjust the seasoning according to your desire.
  • Serve immediately while hot with hot steaming rice.
  • Enjoy this recipe for stir fry at home and have fun cooking.  
 You can also visit here to learn on how to cook Recipe For Stir Fry.

Monday, October 14, 2013

Have Fun Making This Recipe For Stir Fry Sauce

Recipe For Stir Fry Sauce
Recipe For Stir Fry Sauce
Here is a basic stir fry sauce that can perk up your stir fry recipe at home.  This is an Asian inspired sauce that hints on saltiness, sweetness, spiciness and bitterness.  You can also add two teaspoons of cornstarch to thicken the sauce if you like.  This sauce is great for chicken stir fries, beef stir fries and pork stir fries.  You entrée can be main using this sauce and needs only to be paired with steamed rice.  Follow the instructions below and try out this wonderful sauce at home.

SOY-SESAME STIR-FRY SAUCE:

One fourth cup  chicken broth
One fourth cup soy sauce
Two teaspoon of rice wine vinegar
Two teaspoon of toasted sesame oil
One teaspoon of hot red pepper flakes
Teaspoon of sugar

THE PROCEDURE:

Combine all in the ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir to mix the Ingredients until they are smooth.  If you wish to thicken the sauce, add two teaspoons of cornstarch last and stir until the cornstarch is fully dissolved leaving no clumps behind.
With this sauce ready, you can just grab a bag each of coleslaw mix and zucchini mix and mix them together in large ziplock plastic bag.  This will last for a week or so and really cuts down on the prep time. All you need is this easy sauce to go with it.  Moreover, a bag of stir fry vegetables in the frozen food section of the store can be kept in your freezer and with a pint of basic stir fry sauce in the fridge, plus a few packets of small chunks of chicken or pork, an emergency dinner would only be 10 to 15 minutes away.

HONEY CHICKEN STIR FRY RECIPE:   A bonus recipe for you today.  This recipe can serve four persons.

INGREDIENTS: 

One pound deboned chicken breasts, without the skins and please cut them into bite size pieces
One garlic clove, minced
Three teaspoons Olive Oil, divided, maybe more if you desire
Three tablespoons of honey
Two tablespoons of soy sauce, please use the reduce sodium type
One eight teaspoon salt
One eight teaspoon pepper
One package of 16 ounces frozen broccoli stir-fry vegetable blend
Two teaspoons cornstarch
One tablespoon cold water
Hot steamed cooked rice

THE PROCEDURE:


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Heat a large nonstick skillet on your American stove on medium high heat and stir-fry the chicken and garlic on two teaspoons of olive oil for one minute.  Then you can add the honey, the soy sauce, and season it with salt and pepper.  Cook to stir until the chicken is no longer pink. The remove to a plate and keep warm to reserve.
In the same pan, stir-fry the vegetables with the remaining oil for four to five minutes until tender.  Return chicken to the pan, stir and toss to coat.  Combine the cornstarch and cold water and stir until smooth, then gradually stir into the pan.  Bring to a boil and cook and stir for one more minute until the sauce thickens.
Transfer to a plate and serve immediately while it is hot.  Great to go with steamed rice.  Have fun making this recipe for stir fry sauce.

  You can also visit here to learn on how to cook  Recipe For Stir Fry Sauce

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Basil Leaves and Chillies O Stir Fried Chicken

Stir Fried Chicken
Stir Fried Chicken
In this article, we will show you how to cook a delicious stir fried chicken dish that is strongly getting good reviews from Thai Cuisines.  It is a simple and quick stir fried recipe that can be done in your very own kitchen.  This is a traditional Thai chicken dish that is packed with aromatic flavors and is very easy to prepare that can be savory perfected in your home. The combination of bell peppers and chicken strips mixed with the aromatic flavors of basil leaves can easily tickle your taste buds with a hint of delight to finish your meal with steamed rice. More of its flavor comes from the secret sauce that will be revealed in this recipe.
   
Let us begin cooking the dish then.

BASIL LEAVES AND CHILLIES ON CHICKEN STIR FRY:

THE INGREDIENTS:
  • Two tablespoons vegetable oil
  • Four hundred fifty grams of chicken thighs, deboned and skinned, cut into chunks
  • Three tablespoons of garlic, coarsely chopped
  • Three tablespoons of shallots, finely sliced
  • Three pieces of fresh red chillies or red bell peppers, finely sliced with seeds removed
  • Two tablespoons of fish sauce, (found on Asian stores near you)
  • Two tablespoons of dark soy sauce
  • Two tablespoons of sugar
  • One large handful of basil leaves or Thai ordinary basil leaves
THE PROCEDURE:


  • Prepare all the ingredients according to the instructions in the list of ingredients.  Separate the ingredients on a pile and keep them close to your stove for easy reach when frying.  Measure the condiments well and keep them separated from each other but also close to your stove.  Once you are finish doing this, you are now ready for stir frying.
  • To begin frying, heat a wok or a large skillet over high heat on your typical American stove.  When hot add one tablespoon of vegetable oil and swirl the pan to coat the oil.  Wait till it gets hot and starts to smoke. 
  • When hot enough, add the chicken chunks and start to stir fry them for eight to ten minutes, until they turn brown all over.  By using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken from the pan to a plate and reserve.
  • Reheat your wok and add the remaining vegetable oil.  Toss in the garlic and the shallots and fry them for about three minutes by stirring constantly to avoid burning.  When they turn golden brown, return the chicken chunks to the pan and stir for 10 seconds and then add the chillies, the fish sauce and the dark soy sauce with the sugar.  Keep the heat on high and stir fry for a further eight to ten minutes until the chicken is fully cooked through. 
  • When almost done, sprinkle the basil leaves over the dish and stir for a few seconds.
  • Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately while it is hot.  This dish is very good when paired with steamed rice. 
  • Some like more heat in this dish and they just add a half teaspoon of red chili flakes.  Enjoy this stir fried chicken in your homes and have fun doing it.  
  You can also visit here to learn on how to cook Stir Fried Chicken

Friday, October 4, 2013

The All Season Vegetarian Stir Fry

Vegetarian Stir Fry
Vegetarian Stir Fry
Vegetarian stir fry recipes are much love when it comes to living a healthier lifestyle.  There are several hundreds of vegetarian recipes in the internet, but this recipe which we will share with you in this article is something that does not let you sacrifice taste for health reasons.  We even love this healthy stir fry recipe and make this often at our own kitchen. Even if you are not a vegetarian, this meal will mean yummy and soon you will be requesting for it so often.  If you are fun of garlic though, like us we are garlic addicts then you will definitely enjoy this dish.  It is very simple, tasty and very healthy for the entire family to enjoy. THE ALL SEASON VEGETARIAN STIR FRY:  The original recipe here can yield two servings.  If you are serving for more people, just adjust the amount of ingredients accordingly.

THE INGREDIENTS:
  • Two to four tablespoons of vegetable oil or coconut oil
  • Two cloves of garlic, minced and diced
  • One zucchini, medium sliced into half moons
  • One yellow squash, sliced into chunks
  • One small tomato, sliced into strips
  • One cup of mushrooms, washed and patted dry
  • One cup of spinach, chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • One teaspoon of hemp seed (optional)
  • Celery, chopped
THE PROCEDURE:


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  • Wash and cut or slice all the vegetables according to bite size pieces as per instructions in the ingredients corner and keep them apart from each other.  They will be added to the wok separately according to their cooking time.  Remember to have all the ingredients near your wok since frying the veggies will be very quick but simple enough.  This means, you have to prepare all the ingredients ahead of frying and prepare for the actual stir fry method.  This time we will not use any sauce for stir fry for this recipe and rely on the natural flavors of the veggies alone. Set aside near your pan for easy reach when stir frying.
  • Begin stir frying by heating a wok or a large skillet over your American stove at medium heat.   Add the coconut oil or vegetable oil to the pan and wait till it gets hot and starts to smoke.  Then add the garlic and the onion and stir fry for twenty seconds till it gets fragrant.
  • Add the zucchini first, then the squash and the tomato and mushrooms and place a lid on top of wok.
  • Cook and stir occasionally the veggies in the pan until the zucchini and the squash soften slightly and replace the lid after you stir them.
  • Then add your spinach and celery with a dash of salt, and stir and then replace the lid on the pan.
  • Continue cooking until the spinach and celery becomes soft enough.  Check the pan every now and then to avoid overcooking the veggies.  
  • Remove from heat once soft according to your desire and allow it to slightly cool off and top it with the optional hemp seed.
  • Serve on a platter and enjoy this vegetarian stir fry at home. It is simple, easy and quick to prepare.  Health is wealth.
You can also visit here to learn on how to cook Vegetarian Stir Fry.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

The All Time Shrimp Stir Fry Favorite

Shrimp Stir Fry
Shrimp Stir Fry
Everyone loves a good stir fry every now and then.  But to order a stir fry dish in a Chinese Cuisine is a very common practice whenever you want to eat a stir fry dish.  In reality, a shrimp stir fry can be easily prepared in your own kitchen.  We do this all the time and have included prawn stir fries in our monthly menu at home. A prawn stir fry is as quick as chopping up your vegetables and mixing them with a sauce of your own.  What is awesome in stir frying is the use of any type of vegetables of your choice or whatever you have on your refrigerators.  This recipe we are sharing with you is a simple recipe that could make your stir fry taste fabulously delicious all the time.  Let us start cooking then.

THE ALL TIME SHRIMP STIR FRY FAVORITE:

THE INGREDIENTS:
  • Two tablespoons of vegetable oil
  • One tablespoon of sesame oil
  • One onion, julienned
  • Three baby bok ch0y, chopped
  • One cup sugar snap peas
  • One and one half tablespoons of ginger, minced and diced
  • One tablespoon of garlic, diced
  • Twenty to twenty five pieces of medium size shrimps or prawns, remove the shell and head, but you can leave the tail on if you desire.
  • One cup of bean sprouts
THE SAUCE:
  • one fourth cup soy sauce
  • one teaspoon garlic chili sauce
  • two teaspoon cornstarch
  • one tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • one teaspoon oyster sauce
  • two to three tablespoons of water
THE PROCEDURE:


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  • Prepare all the ingredients first.  Make sure that your vegetables are all cut according to instructions.  Peel the carrots and sliced them into bite size pieces.  Chopped the bok choy and the bean sprouts.  Clean the sugar snap peas. The onions have to be cut into wedges.  The garlic and ginger have to be minced or crush and cut into dices. Place all the ingredients close to your frying pan for easy reach whenever it is time for them to be tossed to the pan.
  • Prepare you sauce by mixing all the ingredients into a small mixing bowl and stir until it is smooth and totally dissolved.  Reserve for frying.
  • Clean the shrimps and remove its shell according to the requirements in the ingredient’s list.  Set aside close to the frying pan.
  • To start frying, heat a wok or a large skillet over medium high heat on your American stove.  Add the vegetable oil, swirl to coat the pan and wait till it gets hot and starts to smoke. 
  • Add the carrots and onions to wok and stir for about 30 seconds. Then you can add the bok choy, the peas, and the garlic and ginger.  Toss till fragrant.
  • Then add the shrimps and cook stirring together the ingredients. 
  • When shrimps turn pink and almost cooked, pour in the sauce mixture and add the water, a tablespoon at a time until you have your desired consistency. 
  • Finally add the bean sprouts last and toss for a few seconds before you remove it from the heat.
  • Serve hot this fabulous shrimp stir fry with steamed rice.  Enjoy and have fun doing them in your own kitchen. 
 You can also visit here to learn on how to cook Shrimp Stir Fry.