stir-fry
stir-fry
Definition
stir·-fry (stʉr′frī′)
transitive verb -·fried′, -·fry′ing
in Chinese cooking, to fry (diced or sliced vegetables, meat, etc.) very quickly in a wok, with a little oil, while stirring constantly
noun
a dish prepared in this way
stir-fry
Usage Examples
Object
- noodle: Serve on a bed of salad leaves or stir-fried noodles.
- vegetable: The dressing is again a mix of some of the stir-fried vegetables.
- dish: Thai Try to stick to stir-fried dishes or steamed dishes containing chicken, fish or vegetables.
- squid: This was followed by stir-fried squid Japanese-style, with some extremely delicious Japanese seafood fried rice.
- chicken: Stir-fried chicken and prawns are the healthiest dishes you can opt for.
- cabbage: Serve with noodles, rice, creamy mashed potatoes or stir-fried green cabbage with caraway seed.
Noun used with modifier
- vegetable: Try adding dried fruit to your breakfast cereal, having salad for lunch, or a vegetable stir-fry for dinner.
- chicken: Very good wine with oriental cooking - I enjoyed it last week-end with a simple Thai-inspired Chicken stir-fry.
- prawn: We particularly like the hot prawn stir-fry, a crunchy prawn dish with curry leaves and onions.
- pepper: Spoon the tofu and pepper stir-fry onto the plates and garnish the dish with the chopped fresh chives.
Modifies a noun
- dish: Southern cooking involves classic, light stir-fry dishes made from a vast array of ingredients.
- vegetable: Cover with the stir-fry vegetables, pressing down well.
- sauce: They are great served with rice or noodles, some even come complete with noodles, rice, pasta and stir-fry sauces.
- recipe: Each wok comes with cooking instructions and some favorite stir-fry recipes.
Modifying Another Word
- then: Just mix a bowl of rubbish with some mad caps, then stir-fry it with jabberwocky.
- quickly: Most things starting to go off, such as carrots, courgettes and apples can be quickly stir-fried for a tasty snack.
Adjective complement
- on-site: Get quot how art museum in noise creating an stir-fried on-site is.
Preposition: in
- oil: Remove chicken from marinade and stir-fry in oil in a wok for 2 minutes.
Preposition: for
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