300 Best Stir-Fry Recipes
By Nancie McDermott
Reviewed By Marty Martindale
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is no reason why stir-fry need remain the domain of Asian cooks. It’s simple,
takes few ingredients and cooks up quickly. In fact, with a few staples on-hand,
you can take advantage of almost anything fresh food for a great stir-fry. For
the most part, the staples would be soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, sugar (both
brown and white), gingerroot, hot pepper flakes, canned coconut milk, green
onions, Thai red curry paste and some dry sherry.
It was a pleasure to see McDermott has included some
recipes which call for cucumber in warm, cooked dishes. Your reviewer first
encountered this on the Island of St. Kitts, and it was delicious. Here’s an
overview of some of the 300 recipes.
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Orange-Spiked Chicken with Cilantro: Combine soy
sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, chicken, oranze zest, orange juice, sugar
gingerroot, carrot and cilantro.
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Coconut Chicken Curry with Zucchini: Coconut milk,
fish sauce, brown sugar, squash, Thai red curry paste, chicken and green
onions.
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Zesty Korean Beef with Cucumbers: Calls for soy,
broth, sugar, beef, cucumber, garlic, green onions, hot pepper flakes and
Asian sesame oil.
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Little Meatballs in Red Curry Peanut Sauce: Combine
ground beef, coconut milk red curry paste, peanutbutter, fish sauce, brown
sugar and frozen peas.
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Five-Spice Pork with Bok Choy and Green onions: soy
sauce, dry sherry, five-spice powder, cornstarch pork, brown sugar, garlic,
bok choy and green onions
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Flavorful Pork with Limas and Corn: Soy sauce, pork,
fish sauce, dry sherry, sugar, frozen lima beans, frozen corn and chopped
cilantro
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Fiery Thai-Style Pork with Green Beans: Asian long
beans, fish sauce, brown sugar, red curry paste and thinly-sliced pork
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Thai Shrimp with Roasted Chile Paste: Chile paste,
fish sauce, sugar, garlic, shrimp, red bell pepper and basil leaves
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Chinese Sausage with Cucumber: Soy sauce, dry sherry,
sesame oil, sugar, garlic, sausage, cucumber, green onions and cilantro
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Miso-Soaked Cod with Edamame: Red miso paste, dry
sherry, sugar, cod or salmon, edamame beans, chopped green onions
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Thai-Style Cucumber Salad: Vinegar, water, sugar,
cucumber, onion or shallots, cilantro and roasted salted peanuts
Nancie McDermott also includes material on efficient prep
work for a quick stir-fry, even a history of stir-fry cooking which is a food
stretcher as well as a dollar stretcher.
You may reach Marty Martindale at
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