Lately I’ve had very little motivation to cook anything. Not sure what the deal is—the heat, the sleep deprivation, the lack of time, or perhaps a missing muse—whatever the case my meals sure have been lacking.
A month or so ago (while still in this cooking rut), I made stir fry for the first time. I’m talking FOR REAL stir fry. Wok and all. (courtesy of five well spent dollars at Ikea)
I wasn’t really sure where to start with the stir fry. So I kinda just went with what felt right. Lucky for me what felt right was a super fast, super easy, super tasty lazy girl stir fry
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Minced garlic and or green onion (obviously I prefer both)
- Pre-packaged stir-fry veggies (I like FRESH not frozen)
- Some sort of meat (shrimp, chopped chicken, beef, etc)
- Some sort of sauce (something low sugar/low sodium.. teriyaki, Szechuan, or whatever your heart desires)
- S&P
- Minute Brown Rice
Ok, so first up, you get the water boiling for the rice. I usually go with 1/3 cup of rice and then overdo it on the veggies – but it’s really your call, lazy girl.. Your call.
Cook the rice according to the package instructions (aka, dump rice in boiling water, simmer 5 min, remove from heat 5 min, FLUFF!).
Meanwhile, heat up a wok (or sauté pan) on medium high heat. Get that baby HOT! Coat with nonstick cooking spray, toss in your garlic and/or onions, and then cook up your meat. I like to season the meat with some pepper and garlic salt. When the meat is cooked through, remove it from the wok, and toss in your veggies, and season with S&P. I use half a bag (6 ounces) of the Eat Smart vegetable Stir Fry mix for one serving.
I use a little spatula to toss the veggies about and get them slightly crisp. I’m still working on my wok-toss, so the spatula will have to do for now.
Occasionally add 1 tsp of water to the wok to help the veg get their groove on while simultaneously making you feel like a wok-BAMF. The pan should SIZZLE when you do this. I know you’ve got it in you!
When the rice is just about done, add the meat back to the wok, and add in about 2 tbsp of your sauce of choice. Give it a nice stir (or a few tosses if you’ll feeling crazy), then pour into a bowl along with the rice.
Then eat your face off.
Schezuan Shrimp:
Teriyaki Chicken:
Good wok, lazy girl. Good wok.
Stats on 1 serving (1/3 cup rice, 6 ounces veggie mix, 4 ounces shrimp, 2 tbsp Szechuan sauce): 300 calories, 40g carbs, 5g fat, 27g protein, 5g fiber
6 Comments
Sounds good lazy girl!
So hilarious. I just made almost the SAME dinner tonight, in my IKEA five dollar wok, with my quick brown rice, stir fry mix from trader joes, and some chickn strips. I took pictures and deemed it “the lazy single girl stirfy”. Apparently we were separated at birth… or at blog post. 🙂
Oh my gosh!!! How hilarious! We must be connected somehow… you aren’t having falafel for dinner tonight… are you?
Looks delish. I found this basic sauce for stir fry online, but there are plenty of others to try . . . I’ll bet you could omit the salt and brown sugar (or reduce the amounts) and use a low-sodium soy sauce; you could even make this ahead of time, though I wouldn’t leave it around for more than two or three days!
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon or lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon rice wine or sherry
I’ll have to try this when I’m not feeling lazy 🙂