Special recipe for stir fry For very busy people, it is always very nice to find dinner solutions that are quick and easy to prepare during hectic week days. This is the very reason why this Chinese stir frying method of cooking became a popular demand nowadays. Stir frying as a little history, originated from China that involves cooking meat and vegetables over high heat, sautéed by a mixture of exotic sauces such as soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, chili garlic sauce and many more. The right amount and choice of these sauces can perk up your dish into an amazing delicacy of saltiness, sweetness, sourness, spiciness and perhaps bitterness. Here is a typical recipe for stir fry that can be easily done and quickly cooked in your own kitchens. If you are tired of take-outs and pizza nights, simply prepare this supper from a skillet in just a few minutes. Get all your food groups in one delicious, tangy bowl filled with so much flavour. SHRIMP AND SNOW PEA STIR-FRY: This can be ready in fifteen minutes and this simple stir-fry adds a fresh flavor with herbs and spices. If you desire to kick up more flavour out from it, just add a tablespoon of chopped fresh ginger and serve over hot steaming brown rice or soba noodles. The preparation time is estimated at five minutes while the cooking time is at six minutes. The recipe can make only two servings, but if you are serving for more people, simple double the ingredients to make more. INGREDIENTS: • One teaspoon olive oil • Three fourth pound peeled and deveined large shrimp • One small garlic clove, minced • One cup trimmed snow peas • One fourth cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley • Two green onions, thinly sliced • Two teaspoons fresh lemon juice (1/2 small lemon) • One eight teaspoon salt • One eight teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper THE PROCEDURE:
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First of all, prepare all your ingredients according to the instruction on the list of ingredients above. Make sure to wash all your vegetables before cutting and slicing them into the required sizes, most are in bite sizes for easy cooking. Line up your ingredients in separate piles close to your stove for easy reach when frying. For best results, use fresh vegetables and new oil, never use used oil in stir frying because it alters the expected flavour we are creating. Once you are ready to fry, begin to heat oil in a large skillet or wok high heat on your American stove. Best if you swirl the oil to coat the pan. Then you can now add the shrimps with the garlic and stir to fry for five minutes until the shrimps changes color to pink. Then add the snow peas and the remaining ingredients and stir fry for another thirty seconds. Make sure that the veggies are crisp tender before you remove the dish from the pan. Taste-test the veggies and season with salt and black pepper according to taste. Serve immediately while hot with hot steaming rice. You can easily learn how to do this recipe for stir fry on your own kitchen. Have fun and please continue stir frying.