300 Best
Stir-Fry Recipes

By Nancie McDermott

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There 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:

Orange-Spiked Chicken with Cilantro:  Combine soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, chicken, oranze zest, orange juice, sugar gingerroot, carrot and cilantro.

Coconut Chicken Curry with Zucchini:  Coconut milk, fish sauce, brown sugar, squash, Thai red curry paste, chicken and green onions.

Zesty Korean Beef with Cucumbers:  Calls for soy, broth, sugar, beef, cucumber, garlic, green onions, hot pepper flakes and Asian sesame oil.

Little Meatballs in Red Curry Peanut Sauce: Combine ground beef, coconut milk red curry paste, peanutbutter, fish sauce, brown sugar and frozen peas.

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

Flavorful Pork with Limas and Corn:  Soy sauce, pork, fish sauce, dry sherry, sugar, frozen lima beans, frozen corn and chopped cilantro

Fiery Thai-Style Pork with Green Beans:  Asian long beans, fish sauce, brown sugar, red curry paste and thinly-sliced pork

Thai Shrimp with Roasted Chile Paste:  Chile paste, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, shrimp, red bell pepper and basil leaves

Chinese Sausage with Cucumber:  Soy sauce, dry sherry, sesame oil, sugar, garlic, sausage, cucumber, green onions and cilantro

Miso-Soaked Cod with Edamame:  Red miso paste, dry sherry, sugar, cod or salmon, edamame beans, chopped green onions

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 mm@FoodSiteoftheDay.com