Easy Stir Fry

Easy stir fry Stir frying is becoming very popular at home kitchens due its ease in preparation and quick cooking.

People live on hectic schedules on weekdays and frequently have less time to prepare long boring procedures on the kitchen. Easy stir fry has become the word of the day.

Because of this, we wrote this article to encourage would be stir fryers, newbies in the trade to learn simple and easy steps in stir frying at home. To start with, following recipes might be a good plan of learning how to cook.

But most of the time, people are left in limbo when there is no recipe to follow and cannot proceed with their cooking. Once you realize you don’t need a recipe for stir frying, you will be enjoying cooking a lot more often than before.

Stir frying is a great example of cooking without any recipe at hand. The steps always remain the same and you can use up all or what is left your refrigerator. We can walk you through these easy and simple steps and learn how to cook stir frying more often than before.

There are a few technical issues that are really the key to a stir fry success. You need to get your pan hot enough) which is generally impossible to do with a wok because of the BTUs of American stoves and the thinness of the wok metal available in the market), but non-stick skillets will do job and what you need it to do perfectly.

The other wrong application is when you try to cram up too many ingredients into the wrong sized pan which is considered to be the most common cause of a stir fry failure. This problem has an easy solution though, with that little thing called patience.

THE STIR FRYING EASY PROCEDURES TO LEARN: 1. Stir fries cook quickly so act like a scout and be prepared. Cut all the vegetables small enough that they will cook fast, and line up all the ingredients next or closer to the stove in the order they will be added into the pan. Always dilute the sauces in a ratio; 1 part soy sauce to 1 part water – when it hits the hot pan it will reduce, gaining back its strength as you stir fry.

2. Choose you noodle. We find all noodles are good as long as they are long. Cook them to al dente and cool them off – we like to drench or soak rice noodles instead of boiling them, which only takes about 10 minutes. Try this at home.

3. Cook the protein first then add one half of the diluted soy sauce just after the protein begins to caramelized with its marinate. Remove the protein to a plate, wipe out and re-heat the pan.

4. Sear the vegetables until they are crisp tender. Be sure to add the vegetables that take the longest to cook into the pan first. Example; cook the broccoli and carrots first, then the vegetable sprouts and add the ginger and the garlic last.

5. Combine everything in the pan and toss and stir fry just till it is all warmed though, and add the remaining diluted soy sauce last when it is about to be done.

6. Then add the garnishing, example the chives and scallions which in Asian food is not optional. It is an actual ingredient that needs to be added for additional flavor in Oriental Cuisines.

Follow these simple and easy steps at home and you can easily master them and continue cooking without any recipe at all. Be patient in your cooking, it will only take a few minutes to stir fry. Enjoy this easy stir fry for any occasion.