recipes

[panda]

I make stir fries constantly; they're pretty much my go-to food. And it occurred to me, I could post recipes here.

So, who would be interested in stir fry recipes? How detailed would you like me to make them? (ie if we have some less experienced cooks here, I can make the directions more detailed) How many servings? Because I can give a recipe for making stir fry for 1 person, (enough for 2 meals for 1 person, basically) or I can give a recipe that makes enough for a bunch of people.

For example: one of my favorites at the moment is a miso ginger stir fry.

Comments

[shanaqui]

I would be interested. I am not a very experienced cook, and would be cooking for 1-2 people.

[panda]

Oh right, you mostly just do eggs, right? *nods* I can do a detailed recipe. Maybe I could do two versions, a detailed one and a simple one for the experienced cooks ...

I want to get a sense of what "not very experienced" means to you; for example, do you know how to peel garlic? If I said "coarsely mince" something, or "cut into bite sized pieces", would you know how small of pieces I meant, or should I be more specific?

[shanaqui]

Eggs and a very simple stir fry, yes.

Figure "has never been in a kitchen before" for level of experience on anything other than eggs. *guilty look* I don't know how to peel garlic, I think I could manage coarsely mincing something or cutting it into bite sized pieces.

[panda]

*nods* nothing to feel guilty about, it's just important for me to know what everyone's frame of reference is. We all start out as novice chefs- I once had never really cooked anything too ;)

I think I am going to do a version of the recipe that includes pictures for each step.

When you say "simple stir fry" do you mean using fresh veggies, or frozen or canned pre-cooked ones, or what?

Oh also, do you know how to cook rice?

[shanaqui]

Fresh vegetables! Usually I do sweet and sour chicken stirfry with store-bought sauce; I've done duck once or twice.

In theory, rice is just "follow the instructions on the packet", right...?

[panda]

do you cook raw chicken, or do you use pre cooked chicken?

*nods* I use pre-made sauces when I'm in a hurry/feeling lazy.

... I'll include instructions for rice :P

[shanaqui]

Raw chicken. I'm not fond of it, but it's nicer.

[majoline]

I love new recipes so do please share :D

[panda]

I will!

[treelife]

I also enjoy cooking stir fries and would love to see some recipes. I generally cook stir fry instinctively and based on whim. It's one of the few things that I can do without recipes. However, sometimes I get bored of the same old combinations. I'd love to read some recipes to open my mind to more creativity!

[panda]

great! :)