stir fry

Japchae – Korean Glass Noodle Stir Fry

October 12, 2012
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Japchae is a Korean dish made with glass (sweet potato starch) noodles and vegetables. I have had glass noodle dishes before but never been served them by Koreans, so when our couchsurfing hosts in Gyeongu, South Korea mentioned that Japchae would accompany the acorn jelly salad for dinner I was elated.

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Sesame Shrimp Stir Fry

October 6, 2012
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I’m always looking for a good home made stir fry sauce. You can always take the shortcut and buy a bottled or packaged sauce but where’s the sense of culinary adventure in that? Sometimes I just add a splash of soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin or rice vinegar etc, but it doesn’t give you that [...]

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Basil Chicken Stir Fry

September 26, 2012
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Well I have now been in Japan for a little over 10 days and have already seen Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go, Takayma and have just started my time in Tokyo. Next up is Hiroshima and Miyajima and then the ferry over to South Korea. Time has been flying by and the impressions and time [...]

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Panang Curry Paste Stir Fry with Shrimp and Baby Corn

June 30, 2012
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  I’m a huge fan of stir fry. Depth of textures and flavors aside, it’s usually easy to throw together and quick to cook. Most of the time I don’t follow a strict recipe but just gather fresh veggies and canned ones to toss into the wok. I made this dish while I was home [...]

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Pad Thai

May 22, 2012
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Pad Thai is seriously one of my all time favorite dishes. I just can’t get enough. I used to buy those pre-made sauce mixes but eventually I knew I needed to work up to the real thing – making the sauce from scratch. The star ingredient is tamarind – which apparently can be substituted with lime juice [...]

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Soba Noodle Stir Fry with Tofu, Mushrooms, Broccoli and Bok Choy

April 29, 2012
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The first time I tried soba noodles I didn’t care for them all that much, and D outright disliked them. How times have changed. Now I love soba noodles and D has certainly grown to like them enough to warrant a second helping of this dish. A pretty lengthy ingredient list here but many substitutions or even [...]

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Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

June 18, 2011
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The other day I was craving stir fry, which I actually haven’t made in a while. So I looked online and found 2 recipes that I was going to morph together. I wrote both recipes down on a piece of paper, planning to use that as my guide as I cooked. Well when I got [...]

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Ground Chicken with Noodles Stir Fry

May 24, 2011
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This recipe I made for dinner a couple of week ago. I never cook with ground chicken but I figured I’d give it a shot. And that was a great move, because I loved this recipe. This is a perfect dish to make on one of those nights when you either a) don’t have a [...]

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Flank Steak Stir Fry with Scallions and Ginger

April 1, 2011
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Lately I’ve been in the mood for stir fry. And by in the mood I mean I’ve already made it 3 times this week. All new recipes too. This one I made last night and was really pleased with. Some stir fry dishes are loaded with lots of vegetables (and therefore yield more colorful photos) [...]

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Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

March 30, 2011
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I haven’t made anything with chicken in a while so last night for dinner I decided to give this cashew chicken stir fry a shot. Growing up, I used to love chicken, but then college came along and I really over did it. Sophomore year (when I moved out of the kitchen-less dorms) – I cannot even [...]

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