Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Quick and Easy Stir Fry
Lately I have been making a lot of stir fry. It's a great meal for when you have no idea what to make, it's inexpensive, and it can be very healthy. Now, I say it can be healthy, because a lot of stir fry recipes call for cooking the vegetables in oil or butter for a while. I used to do that, but lately I have been steaming my vegetables and find that the stir fry's turn out just as good. This stir fry is hardly an exact recipe. Whatever vegetables I have I use. I usually have brocoli and carrots on hand, so sometimes I just do a brocoli and carrot stir fry. But if I plan ahead I will grab zucchini, green onions, and peppers. Bok choy would be a great addition as well. I used to serve my vegis over brown rice, but lately I have been serving them over quinoa which I like better because it takes less time to cook and it's better for you. So like I said, this isn't an exact recipe but I will give you the jist as to what I do for my quick and easy stir fry meal:)
For the Sauce:
3 T. soy sauce (low sodium if you have it)
1 T. corn starch
1/4 c. water
1 T. honey (this is optional, but I like to add it to give it a little sweetness)
mix and set aside.
Steam assortment of vegies. I usually steam over a cup of vegies per person. You could do more or less if you like. I steam my vegies for about 10 minutes, I like them to remain a little crunchy. After vegies are steamed transfer them to a pan with just a tsp of olive oil, and sautee for just a minute (this step is optional, I like to do it because it sears the vegis a little which I like). Toss in the sauce and green onions if you have them (I like alot of green onions, about half a cup) Cook until sauce thickens. Serve over rice or quinoa.
Note: The sauce makes a lot, you could probably get 4 servings out of it. You could also toss in some chicken if you wanted, but quinoa is a good source of protein so this really is a nicely balanced meal.
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Yum...can't wait to try this, I am making it this week for sure!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so good to me. Since I'm sick, will you come over and make it for me? I need some vegies.
ReplyDeleteI made this tonight. I used up a bunch of vegetables I had in the refrigerator: zucchini, broccoli, red pepper, cauliflower, and carrots. I really liked it. As I was eating it I wished I would have put some onions in, but it still tasted great. My California avocados are ripe, so tomorrow it will be Ina's Chicken Chili. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteI made this again tonight. Last night I felt like the sauce needed more water, so tonight I doubled it and it was perfect. It thickened nicely. Fred tasted it for the first time and loved it. We made "Not so good for you too... pot-stickers," to go with it. Great meal!
ReplyDeleteMmm this blog is making me hungry!! I can't wait to try these. I love how healthy and easy they are!
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