This is my Go-To recipe
for quick stir-fries. If using a very large
wok, you may have room to push veggies a side instead of removing to cook
meats. The oil is 2 Tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons over a
pound and ½ of food…if that is too much, reduce and add water to the wok in its
place if needed. Best if you use oil as noted. Tip: Invest in a digital second timer for stir-fries!
Marinating for Meat: Mix Ingredients
Below- Put Cut Chicken or Shrimp in WHILE cutting vegetables, no longer. This is quick!
¼ teaspoon peeled, grated
fresh ginger
2 teaspoons Chinese Rice
Wine or Dry Sherry (Chinese Rice Wine is sold in the Vinegar section of the store- not suitable to
drink)
2-teaspoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt or to
taste
Vegetables:
1-pound medium shrimp,
shelled and deveined (must be raw), or 1-pound Boneless Chicken Breasts, cut
into ½ inch strips, 2 inches long-watch thickness, needs to be cut small!
1 cup green peas, or 2
cups snow pea pods (pictured)
3 Scallions (Green Onion)
Split with knife, dice in 2 inch pieces, discard white ends
3 Garlic Cloves (use one
to stir fry veggies and reserve two to stir-fry meats)
3 Tablespoons Canola Oil –use
one to stir-fry veggies and 2 to stir fry meats.
Directions:
If using green peas and
they are fresh, blanch for one minute in boiling water, remove and shock with
cold water to stop cooking
If snow pea pods, wash and
clip any brown tips off ends. Frozen
Peas, just rinse off in a colander to remove any ice and take the chill off.
Slice garlic & green
onions
Put 2 teaspoons Canola
In a non-stick wok, cook on high until sizzling
Add One Clove sliced
Garlic and Stir 30 seconds or so.
Add Green Onions and Pea
Pods, stir- cook for about a minute more.
Remove vegetables from Wok
and set aside
Add TWO Tablespoons of
Canola Oil to Wok and Heat to Sizzling, add 2 Cloves of Fresh Garlic- stir fry
about 30 seconds
Add shrimp or chicken to
the WOK with garlic and oil-
Stir until the shrimp turn
opaque and pink, or the chicken is browned some- cook another minute.
Re-add vegetables you set
aside and combine in wok. Check meats
before serving for doneness. If not
done, cook a bit more!
This recipe can be altered
with a variety of different veggies! I have used celery, carrots, broccoli,
cooking onions, peppers, etc.
Hard veggies such as
Carrots or Broccoli will need to be stir-fried one minute in the oil and then,
add ½ cup water to wok –cover, and put on a medium heat until tender. (Have
your burner pre-heated) All other
veggies are added to wok according to softness, with the hardest first. Very easy!
I have two of these 10.00 timers as I frequently use both at once. Perfect for stir-fires. Easy large buttons, intuitive to use. Amazon listing below.
I have two of these 10.00 timers as I frequently use both at once. Perfect for stir-fires. Easy large buttons, intuitive to use. Amazon listing below.
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