How to Make Delicious Stir Fry Recipes
published by SharifaMcFarlane on Dec 27, 2009
Delicious stir fry recipes use a special technique to prepare thin, match stick vegetables. Making food look attractive is an important part of cooking for yourself and other people.
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Delicious stir fry recipes, such as asparagus tofu stir fry, are thought of as healthier than regular fried food. This is because a small amount of oil at high temperature is used to quickly sear the food. This way, less oil is absorbed by the food and fewer nutrients are lost from the food in stir fry recipes because the cooking time is short.
If you are cutting vegetables for stir fry recipes by hand, hold the knife at right angles to the cutting surface and slice straight down through the vegetables and away from your body. The vegetables used in delicious stir fry recipes have to be thin, preferably as thin as match sticks, so that they will cook faster and be more flavorful and tender. Thin vegetable slices are also used in Asian soups.
People who do a lot of Asian cooking or like to prepare delicious stir fry recipes usually prefer to invest in a mandoline. It produces more accurate cuts of vegetables and fruit. For this reason, it is preferred when cooking a lot of food that involves stir frying.
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A mandoline set usually contains a thin julienne blade, a coarse grater and a thick julienne blade. With these blades, straight cuts and waffle cuts can be made. The slices are uniform. This makes the stir fry visually appealing and easier to eat. Additionally, with the identical sizes of the slices, the cooking time is kept uniform.
Ginger or garlic can be sliced with a small mandoline blade and added directly to the oil for flavor.
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Many vegetables-onions, mushrooms, sweet peppers, carrots- can be used in stir fry recipes. Stir fry recipes usually consist of three parts vegetables to 1 part meat. Select the vegetables that you will use in delicious stir fry recipes both for taste and the richness in color that you want your stir fry to have.
Meat, which takes the longest time to cook, should be added before any of the vegetables. The vegetables which take longer to cook, such as sweet peppers, should be added to the wok after.
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# 1 by thuanynguyen
December 28th, 2009 at 9:00 am #
That looks very delicious.
# 2 by LewSethics
December 28th, 2009 at 9:02 am #
See, I knew you had an article I would like, and I mean that in a good way. I’m not much on tech, but I love cooking (and eating).
I didn’t know that cutting evenly was such an important part of stir-frying, but thats one of those “of course, why didn’t I think of that before?” moments.
You never know what piece of information is the one your reader lacks. peace
# 3 by 8Shei8
December 28th, 2009 at 10:24 pm #
I just ate and now I am hungry again. Sounds appetizing.
# 4 by SharifaMcFarlane
December 31st, 2009 at 1:14 am #
Hi Thuan.
From you, with all the mouth-watering recipes you and Gena come up with, that’s an extra good compliment.
# 5 by SharifaMcFarlane
December 31st, 2009 at 1:16 am #
Wink
Thank you Lew
# 6 by SharifaMcFarlane
December 31st, 2009 at 1:18 am #
Hi 8She.
I like stir fry and the visuals are enticing
# 7 by qasimdharamsy
January 1st, 2010 at 2:07 am #
Very Nice…thanks…..
# 8 by SharifaMcFarlane
January 1st, 2010 at 3:46 am #
Hi Qas
Glad you liked it!
# 9 by JK Kristie
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:11 am #
Very informative post and those pictures made me hungry, lol.
# 10 by SharifaMcFarlane
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:26 am #
# 11 by Jane Jane
January 4th, 2010 at 8:00 am #
I like the fact of having pictures and it just makes it look really yummy.
# 12 by Themax
January 6th, 2010 at 5:24 pm #
looks very yummy I’ll try it ,Thanks
# 13 by fashion girl
January 7th, 2010 at 8:50 am #
now I’m hungry
# 14 by SharifaMcFarlane
January 9th, 2010 at 12:57 am #
Thanks Jane, Max and F.G.
I wrote it and now I’m hungry.
# 15 by Starpisces
January 30th, 2010 at 10:10 pm #
I was looking for something to eat just now… then I happen to be here and found the yummy yummy food here, oh, that’s great, thanks.
# 16 by AlmaG
February 1st, 2010 at 8:05 pm #
I love stir fried veggies. Thanks for sharing this.
# 17 by SharifaMcFarlane
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:06 am #
Hallo Starpisces. Glad you enjoyed it!
# 18 by SharifaMcFarlane
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:08 am #
Me too Alma. Feel for some now but no time.
# 19 by lillyrose
February 11th, 2010 at 6:23 am #
this sounds wonderful, I don’t eat meat so all that veg looks so yummy. I did buy one of those cutters once but I am scared to use it.
# 20 by SharifaMcFarlane
September 2nd, 2010 at 8:55 pm #
The colors are visually appealing and promise loads of antioxidants according to the nutritionists.