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Tired of slogging through these gray winter days? Try using your meals to create a chance of pace. Think warm sunshine, people chatting on the streets and kids playing in shorts! Imagine yourself in the Caribbean, or China or South Aficia! A simple stir-fry, a bit of seasoning and your imagination can make you feel like you are there...without ever leaving home.
Stir-fry cooking is quick, easy & very healthy. PLUS it give you lots of room to be a creative cook
The basic recipe is just 1,2 and 1,2
- 1 pound of chicken, beef, pork or tofu (protein) cut into thin strips or bite size cubes
- 2 pounds of veggies you like: carrots, broccoli, peppers, peas, etc cut into bit size pieces
- 1 Tablespoon flavoring like garlic, ginger or shallots
- 2 Tablespoon of fresh or 2 teaspoon of dried herbs
To prepare:
- Get Ready: Cut up all the ingredients and place them next to the stove in small bowls. Heat a wok or frying pan to "screaming hot."
- Start cooking: Carefully add 2 Tablespoon olive oil
- Adding ingredients:
- o Add the meat or protein and brown on both sides. Make sure chicken or pork is thoroughly cooked. Remove meat and set aside
- o Add denser vegetables like carrots, peppers first and cook for about 2 minutes. Keep stirring. Add the softer veggies, like onions. Cook another 1 minute or two. If you want crisp, crunchy veggies cook for a minute. For softer veggies cook longer.
- o Add the meat back into the pan
- In goes the flavorings like garlic or ginger and cook for another minute
- Now add the herbs and cook till you can smell them, about a minute or less.
- Add the sauce you want and stir to coat everything. That's it! Delicious with rice.
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