Spa Shiki Stir Fry Recipes

SUMMER CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large skillet over a medium-high heat. Add the chicken and garlic, then sauté until the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate.
• Increase the heat to high, then throw in the zucchini. Stir it around for about 45 seconds, then scoot the zucchini to the edges of the pan. Throw in the corn and cook it for a minute, then push it to the edges of the pan. Throw in the grape tomatoes, stir them around for a minute, then sprinkle on some salt and pepper to taste.
• Next, throw the chicken back in. Stir everything around for about 45 seconds, or until it's all combined and hot. Pour it onto a big platter.
• Sprinkle on the fresh basil and some Parmesan shavings then ... this is the best part ... squeeze the lemon all over the top. This adds a wonderful, indescribable freshness.

VEGETABLE STIR-FRY WITH SHIITAKI AND AHI TUNA

Steps:

• Bone and skin the tuna. Slice the tuna into 4-ounce steaks. Pour the cracked pepper on a plate and press each steak on top of the pepper. Brush each with olive oil and place the steaks in the refrigerator until ready to cook.
• In a hot saucepan quickly saute the steaks on each side for about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Don't overcook. Cut each tuna steak into ribbon slices.
• In a pot of rolling boiling water, blanch the carrots and broccoli 30 seconds and then immediately plunge in an ice bath to cool. Drain and set aside.
• In a large saute pan over high heat, add the oil, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce and saute, tossing 2 minutes. Add the chili flakes, bell pepper, mushrooms, spinach, blanched veggies, zucchini and scallions. Cook tossing for 3 minutes. Add a splash more soy sauce, if desired, and cook tossing 1 minute. Off the heat, evenly divide the slices of ahi and arrange artfully 8 ounces of stir-fried veggies per plate. Garnish with a sprig of cilantro, if desired.

QUICK AND EASY TERIYAKI BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Whisk water, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, honey, and ginger together in a bowl until well combined.
• Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Add steak and cook and stir until browned, about 4 minutes. Move steak to the side of the wok. Add remaining tablespoon sesame oil to the center of the wok, followed by broccoli, snow peas, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook, stirring the vegetables, for 2 minutes.
• Add reserved sauce to the wok and stir everything together. Bring to a boil and cook until the sauce thickens and the vegetables are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Garnish with chopped green onions.

SUKIYAKI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions and place meat in freezer to firm it up for slicing. When rice is 10-15 minutes away from serving, remove the meat from freezer and cut it into slices no more than 1/8 inch thick.
• Combine the tamari and beef stock in a small pot over low heat.
• Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil over high heat in a large, nonstick skillet. When the oil starts to smoke, add the meat and stir-fry 4-5 minutes, until caramelized. Remove meat from pan and reserve on a platter.
• Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in the same pan the meat was cooked in and add the onion, mushrooms, bok choy, bamboo shoots and scallions, and stir-fry 3-4 minutes.
• While the veggies are cooking, beat egg yolks in a small bowl and pour a little of the warm tamari beef broth into the yolks -- be careful not to add the hot liquid too quickly or you will scramble the egg yolks and have to start over. Once the yolks are whisked up with the hot liquid, add it back to the pot and place over medium low heat, whisking for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. If you are not comfortable using egg yolks, combine a tablespoon of cornstarch with the warm soy broth then whisk into sauce.
• Once the sauce has thickened, add it to the pan with the veggies along with the reserved meat. Toss to combine and heat through.
• To serve, top each portion of the stir-fry with a scoopful of brown rice. Garnish each serving with sesame seeds.

SPA SHIKI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• For sauce, combine sherry, oyster sauce, sesame oil and salt; set aside.
• Pour the cooking oil in a wok or 10-inch nonstick skillet (add more oil as necessary during cooking).
• Preheat the wok or skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add carrots; stir-fry 1 minute.
• Add celery and mushrooms; stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Add sweet pepper and the 3 green onions; stir-fry for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes more or until vegetables are are crisp-tender.
• Remove wok or skillet from heat.
• Stir sauce, then slowly and carefully add sauce to wok or skillet, and return to heat.
• Cook and stir until bubbly, then cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes more until sauce is slightly thickened.
• Serve immediately over hot cooked rice.
• Sprinkle the stir-fry with the 1 thinly sliced green onion, if you like, and the toasted sesame seeds.
• *To toast sesame seeds, spread them in a thin layer in a shallow baking pan and bake in a 350 degree oven for 7 to 10 minutes or until the seeds are ligh brown, stirring once or twice.