Summer Vegetable Stir Fry Recipes

THE EASIEST VEGETABLE STIR FRY

Steps:

• In a wok or large skillet add 1 Tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Add bell pepper, peas, carrots, mushrooms, broccoli, baby corn, and water chestnuts. Sauté 2-3 minutes until veggies are almost tender.
• In a small whisk together soy sauce, garlic, brown sugar, sesame oil, chicken broth, and cornstarch.
• Pour over veggies and cook until the sauce has thickened. Garnish with chopped green onions and sesame seeds if desired

SUMMER VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine 2 cups herbs, 1/4 cup scallions, ginger, and garlic in a mini-processor. Pulse to chop ingredients. Add 4 tablespoons oil, vinegar, and 1/4 cup water and process until a coarse purée forms. Transfer herb sauce to a bowl and stir in sesame seeds. Season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Herb sauce can be made 2 hours ahead. Cover and chill.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat until oil just begins to smoke. Add remaining 1/4 cup scallions and wheat berries. Stir-fry until wheat berries are golden brown and slightly crunchy, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Divide wheat berries among bowls.
• Return skillet to medium-high heat and add remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Add vegetables, season with salt and pepper, and stir-fry until brightly colored and crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add remaining 1 cup herbs and toss to combine. Divide vegetables over wheat berries. Drizzle with herb sauce.

SUMMER GARDEN CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic and gingerroot; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until chicken is brown.
• Stir in onion, carrots, 3/4 cup of the broth, the soy sauce and sugar. Cover and cook over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in broccoli, mushrooms and bell pepper. Cover and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink in center and vegetables are crisp-tender.
• In small bowl, mix cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup broth; stir into chicken mixture. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickened. Serve over rice.

SARAH'S EASY VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Combine water, soy sauce, bouillon, cornstarch, sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk until cornstarch is fully dissolved, about 3 minutes. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Boil until thickened and reduced by a third, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Pour peanut oil into a large skillet or wok. Add cabbage, asparagus, carrots, broccoli, snow peas, and celery. Saute over medium-high heat until tender but not mushy, stirring with a spatula, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low; pour sauce over vegetables and stir until completely coated. Serve over rice.

VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Start by preparing and cutting all the vegetables and measuring your ingredients so that they are ready to go. Once you begin stir-frying, it goes very quickly.
• In a wok or large skillet, heat canola oil over high heat until almost smoking. Add the peppers and onion while stirring constantly. While continuing to stir, add successively the squash, broccoli, eggplant, tofu, garlic, and teriyaki sauce. Cook, stirring, constantly for 2 minutes. Add the bok choy, sprouts, pepper, and salt and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes more.
• Stir in snow peas and sesame oil and remove from heat. Serve immediately.

SUMMER VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Coat a large platter with non-stick vegetable spray.
• Spread pasta in a thin layer and refrigerate at least 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk broth, oyster sauce, vinegar, cornstarch and garlic.
• Set aside.
• Heat a wok or large skillet on medium heat.
• Add 1 teaspoon of peanut oil to the pan and allow to warm for 1 minute.
• Add the onions and stir fry until slightly tender and just beginning to brown about 2 minutes.
• Add the carrots, peppers and broccoli.
• Stir fry until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Pour the cornstarch mixture over the vegetables and stir until thickened and shiny, about 4 minutes.
• Add the pasta and sesame oil.

SUMMER VEGETABLE SAUTE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute vegetables in oil for 6-8 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add crumbs and basil; toss to coat.

SUMMER SQUASH STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute the zucchini, green pepper and onion in butter until crisp-tender. Stir in the tomato and ham if desired; heat through. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. remove from the heat. Top with cheese if desired; cover and let stand until cheese is melted.

SAUCY STEAK STIR-FRY, WITH BABY SUMMER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Heat oil in electric skillet at 350.
• Stir-fry frozen vegetables in skillet (cook according to directions on package), until they thaw and are cooked through.
• Remove veggies from skillet, keeping warm.
• Add additional oil, if needed.
• Add sliced steak to skillet.
• Sprinkle with steak seasoning, salt, pepper, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, and 1/2 cup of the steak sauce.
• Stir-fry for approx 5-7 minutes (meat should be cooked no more than rare-to-medium rare).
• Add veggies back to pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and add remaining stake sauce (stirring well).
• Stir-fry, until heated through.

SUMMER VEGETABLE STIR-FRY WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Toss eggplant and 1 teaspoon salt in medium bowl; let stand 30 minutes. Rinse and drain eggplant. Pat dry.
• Bring 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to boil in large saucepan. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 10 minutes. Uncover; fluff with fork.
• Whisk 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and vinegar in small bowl. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in wok or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add eggplant and carrots; stir-fry 3 minutes. Add zucchini and next 5 ingredients; stir-fry until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Add couscous and vinegar mixture; stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in basil and mint. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with pine nuts.