Opals Thai Stir Fry Recipes

THAI CASHEW CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Sauce: Mix all the Sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
• Cook cashews: Heat oil over medium heat in a wok or large skillet. Add cashews and cook for 5 minutes until they become a dark golden colour and crunchy (yep, you might have to eat one to check!). Remove from skillet with a slotted spoon.
• Garlic & onion: Turn heat up to high. Add garlic and onion. Cook for 30 seconds.
• Chicken: Add chicken. Cook for 1 minute until the outside changes from pink to white.
• White part of green onion & chilli: Add white part of green onions and chilli. Cook for 1 minute until chicken is just cooked through.
• Add Sauce: Cook for 1 minute until it reduces down to a syrup, coating the chicken nicely.
• Green onion & cashews: Add green part of green onions and cashews. Toss for 30 seconds.
• Serve: Transfer to serving dish. Serve with jasmine rice, or other rice of choice, garnished with extra red chilli (if you can handle the heat!).

SPICY THAI CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Mix Sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
• Heat oil in a wok or heavy based skillet over high heat. Add garlic and chilli - cook for 15 seconds.
• Add onion and cook for 45 seconds.
• Add chicken and cook, breaking it up as you go. When it changes from pink to white, add Sauce. Cook until the liquid mostly disappears - about 2 minutes.
• Stir through shallots. Then stir through coriander and immediately take off the heat.
• Serve immediately with jasmine rice or other rice - or for a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice! Add slices of cucumber and tomato wedges (very authentic Thai!). Garnish with extra chilli and coriander if desired.

SHOP IT DON'T CHOP IT STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add the chicken, sprinkle with salt and pepper and stir-fry until browned and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove to a plate.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons oil to the wok, add the mushrooms (in 2 or 3 batches if necessary) and stir-fry until browned around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the carrots and stir-fry for 2 minutes, then add the garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the pineapple and stir-fry for 1 more minute. Add the sweet chili sauce and continue to cook until the liquid comes to a simmer. Finish with the lime juice.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and garnish with the sesame seeds. Serve with rice.

VEGETARIAN THAI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine all 'stir fry sauce' ingredients together in a cup or bowl. Stir well to dissolve the sugar. Taste-test the sauce, keeping in mind that the first taste should be spicy-salty, followed by sweetness and the rich taste of the coconut milk. Adjust these flavors to suit your taste, adding more lime juice if too sweet or salty (note that it will be less salty when combined with the vegetables).
• Warm a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and swirl around, then add the shallot/onion, garlic, ginger, and chili. Stir-fry 1-2 minutes, then add the carrot, mushrooms, and cauliflower (if using). Also add 1/4 of the stir-fry sauce. Continue stir-frying 2-3 minutes.
• Add the broccoli and red pepper plus up to 1/2 of remaining stir-fry sauce, enough to gently simmer vegetables in the sauce (about 2 minutes). Note: this is a 'saucy' stir-fry that is never dry - the sauce is meant to flavor the rice or noodles it is served with.
• Finally add the bok choy or Chinese cabbage. Add more of the stir-fry sauce as needed, enough to just cover vegetables in sauce. Simmer until bok choy or cabbage is cooked but still bright green with some crispness (2-3 minutes more).
• Remove from heat and do one last taste-test. If not salty enough, add a little more fish or soy sauce. If too salty or sweet, add another squeeze of lime juice. Add more sugar or chili if desired. Top with fresh basil and serve over Thai jasmine-scented rice. Or, to bring out the coconut flavor, serve with Thai Coconut Rice. Note: Any leftover sauce can be stored for 1 week in a covered container in your refrigerator for future stir-fries.

THAI SATAY STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Mix the peanut butter, chilli sauce, 100ml water and soy sauce to make a smooth satay sauce. Put the noodles in a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Stir gently to separate, then drain thoroughly.
• Heat the oil in a wok, then stir-fry the ginger and harder pieces of veg from the stir-fry mix, such as peppers, for 2 mins. Add the noodles and rest of the veg, then stir-fry over a high heat for 1-2 mins until the veg are just cooked.
• Push the veg to one side of the pan, then pour the peanut sauce into the other side, tilting the pan. Bring to the boil. Mix the sauce with the stir-fry, then sprinkle over the basil leaves and peanuts to serve.

THAI SCALLOP SAUTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high heat. Add half the scallops; stir-fry until firm and opaque. Remove from pan. Repeat with an additional 1 teaspoon oil and remaining scallops., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add vegetables; stir-fry until crisp-tender, 7-9 minutes. Stir in peanut sauce and salt. Return scallops to pan; heat through. Serve with rice and, if desired, lime wedges.