Best Stir Fried Vegetables Recipes

STIR-FRIED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute. Add chicken and cook 3 to 4 minutes, until starting to brown, stirring constantly. Add onions, carrots, and peppers and cook 1 minute. Add snap peas, corn and broccoli and cook 2 minutes. Add soy sauce and cook 2 minutes, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth in a small bowl and add to wok. Simmer 2 minutes, until sauce thickens. Serve over rice.

STIR-FRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce and ginger in a small bowl. Mix flour, chicken broth, and water in another bowl.
• Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat; cook and stir peppers, carrots, broccoli, and mushrooms until just tender, about 3 minutes.
• Toss vegetables with soy sauce mixture; cook and stir for 1 minute. Gradually stir flour mixture into vegetables; bring to a boil and cook until thickened, about 3 minutes.

STIR FRIED SESAME VEGETABLES WITH RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a saucepan combine broth, rice and margarine. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed.
• Place sesame seeds on a small baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 5 to 6 minutes, or until golden brown; set aside. Meanwhile, heat peanut oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat until very hot. Add asparagus, bell pepper, onion, mushrooms, ginger and garlic and stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes, or until vegetables are tender but crisp. Stir in soy-sauce and cook for 30 seconds. Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds. Serve over rice.

STIR-FRIED ASIAN VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl; stir with a wire whisk until well-blended.
• Set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Add carrot, celery, and onion; stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Add snow peas, corn, and mushrooms; stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Add broth mixture; stir-fry 1 minute or until thick and bubbly.

STIR-FRIED MIXED VEGETABLES THAI STYLE

Steps:

• Heat wok, add oil when hot, add the garlic and giger and stirfry for one minute.
• Add broccoli and stir-fry for 1 minute, then add snow peas, carrots and the green and red peppers.
• Stir-fry for an additional 3-4 minutes or until tender but still crisp.
• Blend the soy sauce, hoisin sauce and sugar in a small bowl. Stir well, season to taste with salt and pepper and pour into the wok, stirring well to distribute.
• Transfer to a serving dish.
• Garnish with scallions.

STIR FRIED CLAMS AND VEGETABLES IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a wok over high heat. Add the canola oil. Add the ginger and onions and saute until translucent, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and the fermented black beans and cook for another 1 minute. Add the hoisin sauce, rice wine and chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and let cook for 5 minutes for flavors to combine. Combine the cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Whisk the slurry into the mixture and let simmer for 3 minutes. Add the clams and cover. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes, or until the clams begin to open. Remove the cover and add the bell peppers, snow peas and jalapenos. Toss the mixture together until all of the clams open. Remove from heat and garnish with scallions and cilantro. Discard any unopened clams.

STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH TOFU AND MIXED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the soy sauce, sugar, cornstarch, and rice wine. Place the green onion and chicken in the mixture. Allow to marinate at least 15 minutes.
• In a wok over medium-high heat, cook and stir the chicken with the marinade mixture about 5 minutes until almost done. Toss in the garlic, onion, and peppers. Continue to cook and stir 5 minutes, or until vegetables are crisp but tender and chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
• Mix the tofu, water, oyster sauce, and chili paste into the wok. Cook and stir until heated through.

PANKO AND GINGER CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH STIR FRIED VEGETABLES AND SWEET & SOUR MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare sauce: Combine the honey, mustard and vinegar in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until warm. Chicken: Cut each breast lengthwise into 4 strips and season with salt and pepper. Combine the panko bread crumbs and grated ginger in a shallow dish. Dip each chicken strip in the egg and coat with panko mixture. Heat the canola oil in a large saute pan over medium heat and add the chicken strips. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Remove from the panand drain on paper towel. Prepare the Vegetables: Heat the canola oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the ginger and cook for 30 seconds. Add the bok choy, leeks and water chestnuts and cook, stirring for 3 minutes. Add the bean sprouts and cook for 2 minutes or until the vegetable are just tender. Spoon some of the vegetable in the center of each plate. Arrange the chicken over the vegetables and drizzle the sauce over the chicken and around the plate.

PANKO AND GINGER CRUSTED CHICKEN WITH STIR-FRIED VEGETABLES AND SWEET AND SOUR MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare sauce: Combine the honey, mustard, and vinegar in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until warm. To prepare the chicken: Cut each chicken breast lengthwise into 4 strips and season with salt and pepper. Combine the panko and ginger in a small bowl. Dip each chicken strip in the egg and coat with the panko mixture. Heat the canola oil in a large saute pan over medium heat and add the chicken strips. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels. Vegetable: Heat the canola oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the ginger and cook for 30 seconds. Add the bok choy, leeks, and water chestnuts and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add bean sprouts and cook for 2 minutes, or until the vegetables are just tender. Spoon some of the vegetbles in the center of each plate. Arrange the chicken over the vegetables and drizzle the sauce over the chicken and around the plate.

STIR-FRIED QUINOA WITH VEGETABLES AND TOFU

Steps:

• Place the tofu slices on paper towels. Place another paper towel on top, and prepare the remaining ingredients. Cut the tofu slices into 1/2-inch dice. Meanwhile, bring a medium pot of water to a boil, and add the broccoli. Boil one minute, and transfer at once to a bowl of ice water. Drain and dry on paper towels.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the soy sauce, fish sauce and sesame oil. Combine the garlic and ginger in another small bowl. Have all the ingredients within easy reach of your pan.
• Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or 12-inch steel skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two when added to the pan. Swirl in a tablespoon of the oil by adding it to the sides of the pan and tilting the pan. Add the tofu. Reduce the heat to medium, and stir-fry one to two minutes until it begins to brown. Add the garlic and ginger, and stir-fry for no more than 10 seconds. Add the pepper and bok choy, and stir-fry for one minute. Add the broccoli, and stir-fry for one minute.
• Swirl in the remaining oil, and add the scallions, quinoa and the soy sauce mixture. Stir-fry, scooping the ingredients up from the bottom of the wok, for about one minute until heated through and fragrant. Serve at once.

STIR-FRIED VEGETABLES (CABBAGE, CHINESE MUSHROOMS, AND BROCCOLI)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Soak the mushrooms in hot water until they soften (15-20 minutes).
• Rinse under cold running water to remove any sand and squeeze out excess water to drain.
• With a sharp knife, remove the stems & discard.
• Finely shred the caps; set aside.
• Blanch broccoli in boiling water and drain.
• Chop cabbage into long shreds, about 1/4-inch wide.
• Preheat wok or large skillet over high heat until it is hot.
• Add oil, wait until the oil gets very hot, almost smoking (the vegetables should sizzle during the entire cooking time); add ginger and cook for 20 seconds.
• Add the mushrooms, broccoli, cabbage, jicama, and bamboo, and continue to stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Add the sauce and continue to stir-fry until broccoli and cabbage are tender (3 minutes), adding about a tablespoon of water, if needed, to keep moist.
• Spoon onto a platter, sprinkle with sesame oil, and serve immediately.

STIR FRIED WOK VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. When the oil is hot, stir in ginger and minced chiles; cook and stir until the ginger is fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add baby corn, red pepper, and bok choy stalks; stir fry until the red pepper has begun to soften, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in bok choy leaves and bean sprouts; cook until the leaves have darkened and wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in fish sauce and oyster sauce; sprinkle with green onions, and stir together. Serve sprinkled with chopped cilantro and toasted sesame seeds.

STIR-FRIED HALIBUT WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok.
• Add fish, onion, garlic, ginger, and asparagus; stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in other ingredients; cook 1-2 minutes more.
• Serve with rice.

CRISPY FISH WITH STIR-FRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• For the rice: Bring 3 cups of water to a boil in a large pot. Using a fine-mesh sieve, rinse the rice under cold water until the water runs clear. Stir the rice in the boiling water and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until the liquid is absorbed, about 12 minutes. Fluff with a fork and cover with a lid to hold warm for plating.
• For the stir-fried vegetables: Heat a wok until smoking. Remove the wok from the heat and add the grapeseed oil. Place the wok back over the heat, add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds, stirring to avoid burning the garlic. Add the carrots, mushrooms, onions and bok choy and stir-fry until the carrots are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a bowl; cover to keep warm.
• For the sauce: Heat the wiped-clean wok over high heat. Add the chicken broth, sherry, fish sauce and ginger and bring to a boil. In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 1/2 cup water and add it to the sauce slowly, whisking, until the sauce reaches the desired thickness (do not add it all if it thickens up enough first). Whisk the egg yolks into the sauce, then remove from the heat and season with salt, pepper and lime juice.
• For the fish: In a tall-sided pot, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer inserted in the oil registers 350 degrees F; line a plate with paper towels. In a shallow dish, season the cornstarch with the salt and pepper. Dredge the cod fillets in the cornstarch and immediately place them in the oil, making sure not to overcrowd the pot. Cook the fish until it floats and cooks to a golden brown. Transfer the fish to the paper towels and sprinkle with additional salt and pepper.
• Scoop about 3/4 cup of rice onto the center of each of 6 plates. Top the rice with the stir-fried vegetables. Place the fried fish on top of the vegetables and spoon about 3 ounces of the sauce around the fish. Garnish the plate with the chopped scallions.

EASY STIR FRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Saute the peppers, carrots and broccoli in oil in a wok or large skillet until the veggies are crisp-tender, about 3-4 minutes.
• Combine the soy sauce and ginger and add to the pan with the green onions and stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Combine cornstarch, broth and water and whisk until smooth and gradually stir into the vegetables.
• Bring to a boil and cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

STIR-FRIED SWEET AND SOUR VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Stir the palm sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and soy sauce together in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved; bring to a simmer. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet; fry the garlic in the hot oil until browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the onion; cook for 1 minute. Stir the cauliflower and carrot into the mixture; cook and stir for 1 minute. Mix the cucumber, corn, and peas into the mixture; cook for 1 more minute. Stir the bell pepper and tomato into the mixture; cook 1 minute. Pour the sauce over the mixture, add the pineapple, and toss so the entire mixture is evenly coated in sauce; cook another minute. Serve hot.

SESAME CHICKEN AND STIR-FRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Coat the chicken with the sesame seeds and season it with salt and black pepper. Heat a ridged grill pan or heavy skillet over moderately high heat until it is hot, brush it with the additional vegetable oil, and in it sauté the chicken for 7 to 9 minutes on each side, or until it is just springy to the touch.
• While the chicken is cooking, in a large skillet heat the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it stir-fry the mushrooms for 3 minutes. Add the cabbage and the bell pepper and stir-fry the vegetables for 5 minutes, or until they are crisp-tender. In a small bowl combine well the vinegar, the soy sauce, the sesame oil, the gingerroot, and the sugar, add the mixture to the vegetables with salt and black pepper to taste, and stir-fry the mixture over moderately high heat for 1 minute. Divide the vegetable mixture between 2 heated plates, cut the chicken against the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices, and arrange it on top of the vegetables.

SPICY STIR-FRIED CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place mushrooms in a medium bowl, and cover with boiling water. Soak 10 minutes, and drain in a colander.
• Place egg white, rice-wine vinegar, salt, and cornstarch mixture in a large bowl; whisk to combine. Add chicken, cover, and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Bring a large stockpot of water to boil. Blanch broccoli for 1 minute; remove broccoli from water, and rinse under cold running water to stop cooking. Add carrots to boiling water, and blanch 1 to 2 minutes. Drain, and rinse under cold running water to stop cooking.
• Heat a large wok over medium-high heat. Add canola oil, ginger, garlic, scallions, and red-pepper flakes. Saute 30 seconds. Add onion and bell pepper, and saute 1 minute more. Add carrots, and cook another 2 minutes. Stir in broccoli, cabbage, jalapeno, and mushrooms; cook 3 to 4 minutes, until cabbage starts to wilt. Remove chicken from marinade, and add to wok. Saute until chicken is thoroughly cooked, about 5 minutes. Stir in soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

MAHIMAHI WITH GINGER-SOY SAUCE AND STIR-FRIED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Mix first 10 ingredients in medium bowl. Let stand 1 hour at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Press each fillet into coriander seeds to coat all sides. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over high heat. Add 3 fillets and sear until brown, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to large rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining 3 fillets and 1 tablespoon oil. Spoon 1 tablespoon sauce over each fillet. Bake until just cooked through, about 5 minutes for medium-rare. Transfer fish to plates.
• Toss Stir-fried Vegetables with 2 tablespoons sauce. Divide vegetables among plates. Serve, passing remaining sauce separately.

GRILLED TERIYAKI SKIRT STEAK AND STIR FRIED ASIAN VEGETABLES

Steps:

• On hot grill, grill steak for about 6-7 minutes per side.
• Slice meat into one inch strips, cover with foil and set aside until veggies are ready.
• Gently toast almonds in a hot pan for about two minutes and set aside.
• In a hot wok, add both kinds of oil and brocollini- stir for about three minutes.
• Add mushrooms, carrots and garlic, stir for two minutes.
• Add water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and snow peas and stir fry sauce and stir for an additional two minutes.
• Serve stir fry veggies and steak over jasmine rice. (We love spicy food and LOVE to add chili paste to our own meals- suit yourself).