stir-fry
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A spoonful can deepen a pot of lentils, enrich a mushroom skillet or give a weeknight stir-fry the impression that someone spent considerably more time thinking about it than they actually did.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
Cabbage becomes slaw, stir-fry, soup or salad depending on the mood and the state of the week.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
At one industrial park, companies are developing robots that can stir-fry chicken and brew lattes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Notably, the outdoor kitchen, located on the other side of the indoor kitchen, is a feature the couple uses daily for their stir-fry recipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
The food is chicken stir-fry and rice, and it’s good.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
For the less revolutionary among us, there is plenty more on the table: steamed buns, red meats, preserved vegetables, rice, seasonal stir-fries and delicately-flavoured seafood.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
Finally, vegetables can be incorporated into mixed dishes such as casseroles, stir-fries and stews.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2025
A stream of stir-fries, soups and sweets appeared at my door just a few miles away; on my phone, a text: “Have you eaten?”
From New York Times ● May 14, 2023
That makes it a versatile partner for a variety of foods, including stir-fries to salads.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
When I walk in the door I can smell the onions frying and I know my dad is making one of his whatever’s-on-the-bottom-shelf-of-the-refrigerator stir-fries.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
I like to enjoy my noods in soup form, but you can also follow this step-by-step process for stir-fried noodles.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Traditional Kung Pao chicken calls for stir-fried chicken, so no, this recipe isn’t authentic in the slightest.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
One idea is to introduce a new Thai dish made with lotus root, stir-fried mushroom and slow-cooked beef.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Next to it was a plate of chilli crickets, the bug version of a beloved Singaporean dish - stir-fried mud crabs doused in a rich, sweet chilli sauce.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
I’d rather come back as a sow bug, myself; or a stir-fried shrimp.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
He has a taste for street food, and appears on social media wearing a T-shirt and shorts while stir-frying with a wok, or performing 1980s Thai pop on the saxophone or piano.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
For pan frying, the peak concentration was 92.9; for stir-frying it was 26.7, for deep frying 7.7, for boiling 0.7 and for air-frying it was 0.6.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
Retail investor Helen Wu is not bashful talking about "stir-frying" - the practice of pumping up stocks with hot concepts.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2023
Because of its pungency and sturdiness, it's favored for stir-frying or boiling.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2023
However, induction burners quickly shut off when they lose contact with the pan, so if your stir-frying technique involves lots of pan lifting and shaking, you’ll need to adjust.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
