Stir Fry

17 years ago

I'm going to try for the first time to make stir fry. I bought Tyson's frozen seasoned beef strips. There's a recipe on the back but it calls for 1/2 cup stir fry sauce. Exactly what is it? Is it made using soy sauce? I'm looking for something with a sweet taste. Thanks.

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ruthanna_gw

17 years ago

Here are a few stir-fry sauces I like to make. All three recipes are from the now-defunct cafeteria Eden, which was located in downtown Philadelphia PA:

STIR FRY SAUCES

Each recipe makes 2 servings but can be doubled.

BASIC STIR FRY SAUCE

1 1/2 tsp. sesame oil
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 tsp. minced ginger
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 Tbs. soy sauce
1 Tbs. brown sugar
1/8 tsp. Tabasco
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 1/2 tsp. lemon or lime juice
1 1/2 tsp.cornstarch
1 Tbs. rice wine or sherry

Heat the sesame oil in a small saucepan. Add the ginger and garlic and stir-fry 15-30 second over medium heat to bring out the flavor. Add the chicken broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, Tabasco, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Bring just to a boil, stirring. Dissolve the cornstarch in the wine and whisk into the sauce. Heat until sauce thickens and reaches a full boil. Simmer for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and set aside.

GARLIC SESAME STIR FRY SAUCE

1/2 tsp. pepper
2 Tbs. soy sauce
3 Tbs. chicken broth
1 Tbs. sugar
2 1/4 tsp. lemon juice
1/3 cup sesame oil
2 1/4 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. cornstarch mixed with 1 1/2 tsp. water

Combine the pepper, soy sauce, chicken broth, sugar and lemon juice. In a small saucepan heat the sesame oil. Add the garlic and saute 1 minute until soft but not browned. Add the soy sauce mixture and bring just to a boil. Whisk in the cornstarch mixture and let boil 20 seconds. Remove from the heat.

SZECHUAN STIR FRY SAUCE

1 1/2 tsp. sesame oil
1/2 tsp. minced fresh ginger
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 whole anise stars
1 1/2 tsp. red wine vinegar
1 Tbs. soy sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. hoisin sauce
1/8 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. 5 spice powder
2 tsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tbs. water

Heat the oil in a small saucepan. Add the ginger and garlic and saute 1 minute until softened but not browned. In a bowl combine the remaining except for the cornstarch mixture. Add them to the saucepan and bring to a simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove star anise. Whisk in the cornstarch mixture and let boil 1-2 minutes. Taste and add more Tabasco if desired.

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canarybird01
17 years ago
Here's my recipe for a teriyaki stir fry over rice. You could easily use beef strips instead of rice and yes it has a sweet/soya taste.

Teriyaki Chicken & Stir Fried Vegetables over Rice

For 3 servings.....
Ingredients:....quantities are variable

1 lb chicken breast cut into bite-sized strips
3/4 cup green bell pepper - finely chopped
3/4 cup red bell pepper - finely chopped
1/2 cup white part of spring onion bulb - sliced finely
1/2 cup grated carrot (optional)
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 cup fresh or frozen heads of broccoli sliced & chopped
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce for marinade plus more for
drizzle over when serving
basmati rice - 3 cups cooked (200 grams raw)
or 1 cup cooked rice per person
3/4 cup sliced green stalk rings of spring onion - for garnish only
olive oil for cooking
salt & pepper

1. Put 1/2 cup Teriyaki sauce in a small glass bowl and
put in chicken pieces to marinate for 30 to 60 minutes.
Turn pieces and spoon over sauce from time to time.

2. Chop and prepare vegetables, putting all except green onion rings
into a bowl. Put 2 TBS olive oil into a large non-stick frying pan or wok over
medium heat and when hot, add the vegetables from the bowl.
Stir constantly with wooden spoon until they are cooked enough
but not overdone....10 to 12 minutes. Add more oil as needed.
Turn off heat and put lid on pan to keep warm.

3. Put water on for cooking the rice.

4. When chicken has marinated, drain and reserve half the marinade,
putting the other half of it together with the chicken into a second
non-stick frying pan and cook, reducing the liquid and browning chicken
pieces, about 10 minutes. Then add the reserved marinade, cooking for a couple
minutes more until it has formed a reduced syrup around the chicken.

Drain cooked rice, add butter or oil, season to taste with salt & pepper.

5. Spoon chicken and sauce over vegetables, stir and season with S & P.
Serve over rice, drizzle with more Teriyaki sauce and garnish with green spring onion rings.

Source.....my way of making it.

SharonCb
canarybird01
17 years ago
OOPS .....sorry that should read..."you could easily use beef strips instead of chicken"....(not instead of rice.)
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When pressed for time I'll shake some roasted Szechwan pepper salt linky over stir-fried stuff.
donnas_gw
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17 years ago
canarybird, your stirfry looks so good!! To all, thanks for the recipes. I will print them out and try them.
teresa_nc7, thanks for the tutorial. Will check that out.

Cracker Barrel now has Fireside Skillets and one is called Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry. It is so good and I'd like to try and make that. It does have a sweet taste.

I know that grocery stores carry bottled stirfry, but I have no idea what flavor to try. Like, what does teriyaki taste like?? What other flavors are there and what do they taste like?

jessyf, what is Szechwan pepper salt linky? Is that Lemon Pepper??
donnas_gw
Original Author
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Sorry....lol. I was typing my response when I got an email from jessyf. Of course the word "linky" (in the email message)wasn't highlighted and dumb me didn't think of it as a link.
jessyf
17 years ago
oh yeah when thread 'updates' are mailed to the OP those don't come through LOL. Your comment 'got an email from jessyf' threw me for a loop since I didn't send you one personally!
donnas_gw
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17 years ago
Sorry jessyf. No you didn't send me an email personally. I meant the follow-up to the message that I received. I don't think I'm doing anything right this morning LOL.

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