Stir-fry help?

Frogleg typed:

Quoted message said:

I can never remember the proper order. Garlic & ginger go in first, after the oil, of course. Then
do you add and cook the veg, then the meat? Or add the meat, cook, remove, and add back after
doing the veg? I've got garlic, ginger, chicken breast, celery, onion, green onion, bok choi,
green pepper & green beans. I *do* know to cook the bok choi whites first and add the greens at
the end. And I'm going to get some sambal ulek in there, too.

I always: Heat the oil add garlic, ginger, cook thoroughly, but not overcooked remove ginger and
garlic (flavors the oil, keeps ginger and garlic from burning) add onion add meat cook meat til
almost done. Onions continue to cook and caramalize add larger veggies add thinner veggies add
ginger and garlic back in Finish cooking

That's why you *NEED* a round bottom wok with a hot spot on the bottom, so everything cooks but not
overcooks. You can move faster cooking ingredients to the edges of the wok, out of the high heat,
but they still stay warm HTH

BOB

Quoted message said:

Frogleg spoke:

I can never remember the proper order. Garlic & ginger go in first, after the oil, of course. Then
do you add and cook the veg, then the meat? Or add the meat, cook, remove, and add back after
doing the veg?

Add the meat, cook, remove, then add back after the veggies... yes.

Quoted message said:

I've got garlic, ginger, chicken breast, celery, onion, green onion, bok choi, green pepper & green
beans. I *do* know to cook the bok choi whites first and add the greens at the end.

Actually the green bok choy tops aren't stir fried (leaves of any kind don't stir fry well, they add
too much liquid at too high a rate), those are reserved for soups or chiffonaded into egg foo
yong... larger whole leaves are used as wrappers for steamed seafood bundles.

---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon
```````````` "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

I add the garlic and ginger and simmer in the oil, not fry for a few minutes, then I remove them and
heat the oil up very hot for the meat and remove it just a little underdone. Do the veggies and add
the meat last few minutes.

--
Helen

Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift: Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God is the object
of our faith; the only faith that saves is faith in Him

<>< ><> www.peagramfamily.com mompeagram.homestead.commompeagram.homestead.comOpen ↗

[email hidden]

225/190/145

"Frogleg" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I can never remember the proper order. Garlic & ginger go in first, after the oil, of course. Then
do you add and cook the veg, then the meat? Or add the meat, cook, remove, and add back after
doing the veg? I've got garlic, ginger, chicken breast, celery, onion, green onion, bok choi,
green pepper & green beans. I *do* know to cook the bok choi whites first and add the greens at
the end. And I'm going to get some sambal ulek in there, too.

Frogleg said:

I can never remember the proper order. Garlic & ginger go in first, after the oil, of course. Then
do you add and cook the veg, then the meat? Or add the meat, cook, remove, and add back after
doing the veg? I've got garlic, ginger, chicken breast, celery, onion, green onion, bok choi,
green pepper & green beans. I *do* know to cook the bok choi whites first and add the greens at
the end. And I'm going to get some sambal ulek in there, too.

The items that take longest to cook get cooked first.

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 18:49:40 -0500, "LIMEYNO1" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I add the garlic and ginger and simmer in the oil, not fry for a few minutes, then I remove them
and heat the oil up very hot for the meat and remove it just a little underdone. Do the veggies and
add the meat last few minutes.

i know a lot of the cookbooks recommend this method, but i usually don't bother. cook the meat a
little, and then add the vegetables.

(does anyone else get [censored] when cooking a stir-fry for someone and they dawdle for a few
minutes after you say 'it's ready'?)

your normally placid pal, blake

Yup ... Just need to watch this TV program to the next commercial break!!. Dam well cured that one,
got a TiVo!.!.!.! Doug.

"Jarkat2002" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:20040116095520.04510.00000086@mb-
m10.aol.com...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

(does anyone else get [censored] when cooking a stir-fry for someone and they dawdle for a few
minutes after you say 'it's ready'?)

your normally placid pal, blake