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I've got a bag of stir fry veg (bean sprouts, carrot, cabbage) and I was thinking of adding some chicken and mushrooms to make a quick meal later.
I'm not a good cook, so I was wondering what I could add to make it less bland - soy sauce, spices?
I've got some onions, garlic, ginger, a few bits and pieces...nothing particularly exotic.
Apart from cooking something else entirely, what would you do?
Ray
I'm not a good cook, so I was wondering what I could add to make it less bland - soy sauce, spices?
I've got some onions, garlic, ginger, a few bits and pieces...nothing particularly exotic.
Apart from cooking something else entirely, what would you do?
Ray
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i make a basic marinade for stir frys, garlic, ginger soy sauce and a bit of oyster sauce, mix up and add the sliced chicken leave for a long as you can - add a bit of chilli if you want some heat
13:44 Wed 29th Dec 2010
Just a tip, make sure the pan is smoking hot before you put the vegs in. With stir fry veg, especially beansprouts, try not cook them for too long otherwise they become soggy then loses its crunch. Add a few 1 inch cuts of spring onions at the last minute.
I would also add a dash of oyster and fish sauces and a dash of seasame oil too during the cooking process.
I would also add a dash of oyster and fish sauces and a dash of seasame oil too during the cooking process.
Just got back with the oyster sauce - they didn't have any hoi sin but I'll look out for it.
The chicken is marinating.
Thanks for the tip Beswad, the batteries on my mobility scoo.... err I mean electric bike, are flat so I cant go back out for fish sauce or seasame oil but noted for future.
Thanks
The chicken is marinating.
Thanks for the tip Beswad, the batteries on my mobility scoo.... err I mean electric bike, are flat so I cant go back out for fish sauce or seasame oil but noted for future.
Thanks
pork in hoi-sin is lovely and the longer you can marinate it for the better, i try to leave it all day if i can.
mix hoi-sin with a dash of soy adn minced garlic/ginger and finely slice pork chop and add to the marinade
cook on a high heat for a few mis then reduce heat and add a little water, just enough to make a thick sauce and let it bubble away. i usually add pak choi at this stage and mange tout a min before serving. - i have it with rice or a baked potato (weird but works)
mix hoi-sin with a dash of soy adn minced garlic/ginger and finely slice pork chop and add to the marinade
cook on a high heat for a few mis then reduce heat and add a little water, just enough to make a thick sauce and let it bubble away. i usually add pak choi at this stage and mange tout a min before serving. - i have it with rice or a baked potato (weird but works)