How to cook a basic stir fry
- 1. How to cook a basic stir fry 10 easy steps to a tasty meal
- 2. Step 1: purchase ingredients You will need: • One green pepper • Two carrots • One white or red onion • One carton of mushrooms • One bunch of broccoli • Quarter pound of snow peas • One bottle of pre-made sauce
- 3. Step 2: julienne green pepper • Cut into quarters • Cut away white part of pepper doing a horizontal cut. • Slice each quarter from the top to bottom of the pepper, to 1/8 inch strips.
- 4. Step 3: slice carrots • Wash and/or peel carrots • Slice at 45 degree angle(for presentation’s sake) into ¼ inch thick pieces. • Set aside
- 5. Step 4: Julienne onion • Slice in half, along two pointed ends, making the rings visible. • Slice the long way, at a 45 degree angle, into 1/5 inch thick strips • Remove the center pieces. • Set aside
- 6. Step 5: Slice mushrooms • Cut into halves or quarters, depending on size. • Set aside.
- 7. Step 6: Cut broccoli • Remove stalk, and cut larger pieces in half or quarters, you should end up with 1 ½ inch squared pieces.
- 8. Step 7: Slice beef • Slice beef into 1/4 inch thick pieces that are 2 inches long.
- 9. Step 8: Begin sautéing beef • Heat a tablespoon of sesame oil in a wok. • Add beef. • Quickly brown each piece of beef, without fully cooking. • Set aside.
- 10. Step 9: Begin sautéing vegetables • Add a quarter cup of oil to wok. • Add vegetables and periodically rotate them in the wok. • Cook until vegetables are slightly under desired softness.
- 11. Step 10: Add sauce and beef • Pour half cup of premade store bought or homemade stir fry sauce into wok with vegetables. • Add beef. • Sauté for 3-5 more minutes to finish cooking beef and vegetables.
- 12. Step 11: Enjoy • Scoop desired portion over rice. • Enjoy your easily prepared and tasty stir fry.