What is stir-frying?
Stir-frying is a Chinese technique of cooking food quickly in a wok with hot oil. It is considered one of the healthiest cooking techniques to retain vegetable nutrients, texture, and flavour. You don’t need to cook the ingredients in a stir fry for very long. There isn’t much oil, sauces, or flour, hence, keeping the calories minimal. Less cooking + optimal flavour = healthy win!
Easy Vegetable Stir Fry
Vegetable Stir Fry is one of the best fridge forage meals. You can clean out your fridge and use all the vegetables sitting there! Today we see vegetable stir fry everywhere – at restaurants, as healthy food kits in supermarkets, and as a side dish with the take-out meal. It is excellent for busy weeknight dinners, also. And you won’t believe it is so easy to make at home with a few basic pantry staples in less than 30 minutes.
What Vegetables are good for STIR FRY?
Follow a simple thumb rule – pick vegetables that have similar cooking times. Also, make sure to include colourful vegetables with different textures.
minimal calories easy one-pan dish gluten and nut free vegan and vegetarian healthy and wholesome
I use red onion, button mushrooms, bell peppers, broccoli, carrot, green beans, baby corn, zucchini, and green onion. Here are some other vegetables that are great in stir fry: Avoid vegetables like beetroot, radish, okra (ladyfinger) and bitter gourd.
Ingredients Required
Apart from vegetables, you need:
Oil: Use either sesame oil or light olive oil for stir-frying. Ginger, Garlic, Coriander Stalks, and Onion Seasoning: Salt, Black Pepper, Chilli Oil or Chilli Sauce, Soy Sauce Water, Spring Onion, Sesame Seeds, Corn Starch
How To Make Stir Fry
Prep Vegetables – Be sure to cut the vegetables in uniform sizes so they cook evenly. Finely chop ginger, coriander stalks, and garlic.
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Heat oil in a large frying pan or wok. Stir Fry ginger, garlic, coriander stalks, and onion till translucent and aromatic.
Add the vegetables. Start with hard vegetables like broccoli, baby corn or carrot first, followed by peppers, and lastly leafy greens. Stir Fry for 5 – 6 minutes.
Make a smooth, lump-free, slurry of cornstarch and water.
Season vegetable stir with soy sauce, chilli oil, salt and pepper. Add cornstarch slurry. Stir Fry for 1 – 2 minutes or until vegetables get a delicious glossiness to them. Turn off the heat.
Garnish with spring onion and sesame seeds.
Serving Suggestion
Vegetable Stir Fry is a healthy, wholesome one-pot dish. Serve it with sides like noodles, rice, quinoa, couscous, or bulgur wheat for a delicious meal. Or you can serve it as a side dish with steaks or grilled meat. I enjoy stir fry for a light lunch or dinner with a bowl of hearty soup like chicken noodle soup, barley soup, or green curry noodle soup.
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