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Posts tagged “stir-fry”

Recipe: Curried Udon Noodle Stir-Fry

Yesterday, we promised you a recipe from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero! This recipe is a perfect example of the kind of effortless vegan cooking that the book is all about...

Lobster to Sweet & Sour: How To Make 6 Stir-Fry Sauces

Have the vegetables and meats to stir-fry, but not sure what sauce you'd like to finish them in? In this post I'll list six simple stir-fry sauces to try. Put down the take-out menu and grab your wo...

Homemade Take-Out: How to Make a Thick Stir Fry Sauce

We have a terrible weakness for those Chinese take-out stir fries that come coated with glossy, unctuous sauces. We could never quite duplicate it in our kitchen, and then we stumbled upon the secret ...

Dinner Tonight: 7 Tempting Stir Fries!

Forget take-out! Now that you know all about how to stir fry, take one of these recipes for a spin. They're fast, easy, and certainly more tasty than anything arriving in a white container!...

Quick Meal Technique: How to Stir Fry

Stir frying is really one of the best techniques we home cooks can have up our sleeves. Because they cook so quickly, you can have a stir fry on the table in about the time it takes to chop up the veg...

Try This: Chicken and Pumpkin Stir-Fry from Donna Hay

We wish we had a bigger picture of this dish, but even a small image looks colorful and delicious to us. We talk a lot about pumpkin this time of year, but it is usually in the context of pie or soup ...

Recipe: Mussels Steamed in Wine and Served On A Bed of Vegetables

Last week at the Alemany Market, we picked up a mess of Asian vegetables and some mussels from Sun Fat Seafood in San Francisco....

Recipe: Tofu Stir-Fry with Snow Peas and Mushrooms

For years, we've been trying to duplicate the kind of tofu we're served at Chinese restaurants. Finally, we think we're on the right track. The secret is dredging the chunks of cut tofu in cornstarch...

Recipe: Pork Stir-Fry with Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas

Stir-fries aren't usually the well-edited dishes you think about and shop for in advance. They are frequently renegade, use-up-what's-in-the-fridge meals, which is part of their charm. But not so with...