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Stir-Fry

Weekly Meal Plan: June 10–14

Soy-braised chicken, beans and greens, and a summery stir-fry—and guess what? Most of it is done in the Instant Pot.

Steak and Spring Vegetable Stir-Fry

To keep the snap peas and asparagus peppy and bright, sauté them separately from the meat, then return them to the pan so they get their fair share of the gingery sauce.

Shrimp and Basil Stir-Fry

A heap of basil, tossed through just to wilt, adds a punchy, cooling element to this dish of chile- and garlic-marinated shrimp. Spoon it over a fluffy pile of white rice for a fuss-free summertime dinner.

3 Reasons Your Chunks of Chicken Should Be Chunkier

When it comes to stir-frying, larger pieces of chicken are faster and easier to cook.

Stir-Fried Udon Noodles With Pork and Scallions

The secret to making these gingery sesame noodles super-satisfying: When sautéing the ground pork, don’t break it up too much—big, chunky pieces really make the final dish.

Cashew Chicken

Coating chicken in cornstarch before stir-frying gives the meat in this takeout-inspired dinner a golden crust and helps thicken the oyster sauce–fortified glaze.

How to Cook Two Dinners at Once (Without Even Realizing You're Doing It)

It's called nextovering, and it's a life-saving technique when you're doing COOK90.

"Nextover" Chile-Orange Pork Stir-Fry

Fry shreds of leftover slow-cooked pork to an irresistible crisp for this quick, gingery green bean and cabbage stir-fry.

Manchurian Green Beans With Tofu

The garlic, ginger, and chile sauce that flavors this dish is one of the popular sauces used in Indo-Chinese cuisine.

Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Shrimp and Adobo

Pansit has come to symbolize long life and health in Filipino culture, and is commonly served at birthdays, baptisms, and New Year’s celebrations.

Hot Sesame Noodles

Swap in any kind of ground meat and any kind of vegetable for this saucy, clean-out-your-pantry rice noodle stir-fry.

The Cai Dao Chronicles

A cleaverphobic cook gets a lesson in Chinese knifework.

Spicy Dry-Fried Beef

This is a typical Sichuan technique for dry-frying beef. Unlike most meat stir-fries, the beef is not marinated; instead it is stir-fried immediately then cooked for a few minutes longer to intensify the beef flavors and to give give the meat a slightly chewy texture.

cook90, Week 4: The Grocery List

Everything you need for a week of sumptuous salmon, spicy sprouts, and an end-of-week stir-fry.

Short Rib Stir-Fry

Flavored with store-bought sambal oelek, a spicy Indonesian condiment made with fresh chiles, this spicy stir-fry is fantastic served over a bowl of steamed white rice.

How to Make Chicken Stir-Fry Without a Recipe

Make better, endlessly customizable stir-fries with this simple technique.

Thai-Style Pineapple-Coconut Rice

Keep the accompaniments simple by serving with a platter of sliced baked tofu, cucumbers, tomatoes, and baby carrots.

Pan-Fried Sweet and Sour Chicken

This panfried version of this classic sweet-and-tangy Chinese-American dish can be cooked in 22 minutes or less.

Peel, Cut, and Dice Ginger Like a Pro

Everything you need to know to cut ginger into slices, matchsticks, and dice.