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Frying is a food preparation that has a history of more than 1500 years, mainly using high heat to quickly cook meat and / or vegetables with oil in a metal pan (originally using a cast iron pan). In recent years, stir-fried has become popular all over the world because it can quickly and easily create a delicious product. Check out the following tutorial to enhance your cooking experience with this simple and enjoyable technique!

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Making a Basic Stir-fry

1. 

   Cut meat or protein-rich foods into thin slices. Stir-fries usually don't need meat; If you're a vegetarian, feel free to replace it with tofu or just vegetables. If concentration Add meat (or tofu) to your dish, you first need to cut the ingredients into thin slices for quick ripening. Speed ​​is an important part of making a stir fry - you need to get the ingredients - especially the meat to cook as quickly as possible.

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   Prepare your vegetables. Most stir-fries have a variety of vegetables. As with meat, you will cut vegetables into relatively small, thin pieces for quick ripening. This means the bell peppers are sliced ​​thinly, and the onions are also chopped. Here are a few veggies you can add to your stir fries - feel free to add more depending on your preference!
   • Bell pepper
   • Some hot peppers (such as chili peppers)
   • Potassium
   • Onion
   • Carrots (sliced ​​or thinly cut)
   • Broccoli
   • Garlic
   • Peas (especially young beans)

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   Heat the pan. Previously, stir-fried dishes were often processed in a deep cast iron pan. However, you can still use a Western-style pan. It's important that the pan is made of hard metal and has enough room for all your ingredients. Place the pan (without the ingredients) on the stove over medium high heat for about 1-2 minutes.
   • Usually, the cast iron pan reaches the correct temperature when it starts to smoke. You can also check the temperature of the pan by dripping a drop of water - if the drop sizzles and evaporates immediately or "dancing" then your pan is hot enough.

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   Pour a little more oil (about 1-2 tbsp) into the pan. You really don't need a lot of oil because this is the frying method, not the frying method. At this point, you will also need to add a little spice to the dish. Spices also have a variety of options. For example, you can choose to add a pinch of ground chili to add a spicy taste or add a little liquid ingredients like soy sauce to the oil for a more traditional flavor. The choice is up to your preferences - here are some more suggestions:
   • Sherry or rice wine
   • Minced garlic or garlic powder
   • Salt and pepper
   • Ginger (if used, be careful to avoid burning)

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   Add the meat to the pan and stir well. You should add meat and protein-rich ingredients first. If the pan is hot enough, the ingredients will quickly tighten. When the meat starts to tighten, keep stirring it evenly until it's cooked evenly. This takes about 5 minutes.
   • Note that adding meat will temporarily lower the temperature of the pan. To handle this situation, turn the stove on to higher heat for about 1 minute.

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   Adding vegetables takes a long time to cook. When the meat is about to ripen, add the vegetables. Start adding vegetables that are thick, hard, and usually take quite a bit of cooking time - you'll add them a few minutes early to soften before adding more veggies. Here are some types of vegetables that usually take a long time to cook:
   • Broccoli
   • Peas
   • Carrot
   • Onion

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   Add the vegetables for the last quick time to cook. Next, you will add the rest of the vegetables. These vegetables usually ripen within a few minutes. Vegetables that you will add at this point include:
   • Bean sprouts
   • Mushroom
   • Any prepared vegetable

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   Add the sauce you'll use in your stir fry before you're done. Finally, you will add whatever sauce you like to your stir fry. Although you may have added some liquid seasoning before, it is time to add more sauce to flavor the dish. However, it's best to be careful when adding sauces. Try not to add too much sauce at once, as this can soften the vegetables and lower the temperature of the pan. Here are a few suggestions for the sauce you will add in this step:
   • Soy
   • Peanut sauce
   • Oyster

9. 

   Stir fry for 3-4 minutes. Wait for the stir fry to cook and the ingredients to curl. Continue to fry the ingredients as needed - if you're confident, you can quickly "flick" the ingredients in the pan from time to time. After a few minutes, you should see the sauce evenly blended into the vegetables.

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    Serve the food. Congratulations on having just finished your first stir fry. Enjoy stir-fries right away or check out our recommendations for the following side dishes for a complete meal! advertisement

Part 2 of 2: Prepare a full meal with stir-fry

1. 

   Try serving with stir-fry with rice. This article will not be complete without mentioning rice - a familiar dish, available everywhere in Asia. The rice has a neutral, starchy filling complement the vegetables, meats and sauces in stir fries. Rice and stir-fries can make a delicious, complete meal or can be used as a main course in a party.
   • You have a wide variety of options when you go to a stir-fry with rice - not only because there are many varieties of rice (brown rice, blood dragon rice, jasmine rice, basmati rice and more) but there are many ways to cook it. For example, try fried rice for a delicious meal or choose brown rice for the most nutrition.

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   Try stir-fry with noodles. Another delicious source of starch to eat with stir-fries is Asian-style noodles. In the past, stir-fried dishes were often eaten with familiar noodles in Asia, but there are no regulations that prohibit you from using other types of noodles. If you want to try a different flavor, you can apply this technique to pasta dishes - feel free to experiment with creativity!

3. 

   Try stir-frying bok choy for a healthy treat. The above content is only a general guide for making a stir fry. In fact, you can make a myriad of dishes using this method, each with its own unique flavor. One of the most famous is stir-fried bok choy - a form of Chinese cabbage. This dish is not only delicious, but also quite nutritious and low in calories. Try making this dish with your own stir frying technique to accompany the main course or for a snack! advertisement

Advice

• When adding sauce or liquid, pour slowly into the pan instead of pouring it straight into the center of the pan to avoid cooling the pan.
• Add the meat to the pan well and let it sit for about 20 seconds. This helps the meat to firm. Next, you will stir fry for a few seconds, then wait for the meat to hunt for another 20 seconds and continue to stir fry.
• Remember to dry the vegetables before you put them in the pan. Wet vegetables will not produce a proper stir fry but turn into a stew. In addition, this will also avoid making the ingredients in the stir fry soft.
• Vegetables should be cut into equal sizes so that they can cook evenly.
• Peanut oil and safflower oil can withstand higher temperatures than other vegetable oils.
• Try not to cook too long after adding the vegetables and don't add too much sauce at the same time. This will make the vegetables ripe, but still crispy.
• Don't be afraid to add cilantro like cilantro or onions.
• Make sure your pan is evenly hot, then quickly remove the pan from the stove and pour the oil in to avoid smoking.
• You can also marinate vegetables. The mushrooms will absorb the rice wine vinegar for the perfect flavor combination.
• Take care not to add too much meat. This will lower the temperature of the pan, causing the frying method to turn into steam.
• Try marinating meat before preparing it (a variety of marinades are available at supermarkets).

Warning

• Know what to do when you have a burn.

What you need

• A regular cast iron pan or round pan
• Optional vegetables chopped / sliced
• Optional meat
• Sauce (soy sauce, oyster sauce, BBQ sauce, ...)
• Processing tools
• Delicious herbs and spices