Best 20 Quick Stir Fry Recipes

QUICK BEEF STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat; cook and stir beef until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Move beef to the side of the wok and add broccoli, bell pepper, carrots, green onion, and garlic to the center of the wok. Cook and stir vegetables for 2 minutes.
• Stir beef into vegetables and season with soy sauce and sesame seeds. Continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 2 more minutes.

QUICK ASPARAGUS STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add asparagus and stir-fry until soft but still firm, 5 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and lemon juice.

QUICK CHICKEN & BROCCOLI STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the first six ingredients and 1/4 cup chicken broth until smooth. Cook rice according to package directions., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add broccoli; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add remaining broth; cook 1-2 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender. Stir sauce mixture and add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until sauce is thickened., Stir in chicken and green onions; heat through. Serve with rice.

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.

QUICK CABBAGE STIR FRY ASIAN-STYLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a large wok or frying pan on medium heat.
• Add the garlic. Stir fry for about 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly until garlic is fragrant. DO NOT burn!
• Increase heat to high. Once the heat is to temperature, add the cabbage, carrots, green onions, cider vinegar, and brown sugar. Stir fry for about 3 minutes or until the cabbage is tender-crisp.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

QUICK HAM STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In large wok, heat oil over medium high heat.
• Add celery, onion, and green pepper; stir-fry 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Add ham, garlic powder and pepper; stir fry 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add rice and soy sauce; stir fry 3-4 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Serve with additional soy sauce, if desired.

QUICK ORANGE PORK STIR FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and orange juice until smooth. Stir in the teriyaki sauce, mustard, ginger, garlic and orange zest; set aside., In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry pork in oil until no longer pink; remove and keep warm. Add vegetables to the pan; cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until tender.Stir orange juice mixture; add to pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in pork. Serve with rice.

QUICK PEANUT CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first six ingredients until smooth; set aside., In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in 1-1/2 teaspoons oil for 3-4 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm., Stir-fry onion and peppers in remaining oil for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms; stir-fry 3-4 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add chicken; heat through. Serve with rice.

QUICK GINGER PORK STIR FRY

Steps:

• Whisk soy sauce, cider vinegar, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, garlic, and salt together in a large glass or ceramic bowl until marinade is smooth. Transfer 1 tablespoon marinade to a separate small bowl. Add pork to remaining marinade in the large bowl and toss to coat. Let marinate briefly, about 10 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over high heat until glistening. Cook and stir pork pieces in hot oil until browned on all sides, about 2 minutes. Transfer pork to a plate and return skillet to heat.
• Stir red bell pepper and onion into the same skillet and drizzle remaining oil over the top. Cook and stir until vegetables are slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add frozen vegetables and water chestnuts to onion mixture, drizzle 1 tablespoon reserved marinade over the top and sprinkle with ginger and red pepper flakes. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender yet still crisp to the bite, about 5 minutes. Return pork to skillet; cook and stir until heated through, about 1 minute more.

QUICK ORANGE PORK STIR FRY

Steps:

• Whisk 3 tablespoons reserved mandarin orange liquid, stir fry sauce, and orange juice concentrate together in a small bowl until sauce is smooth.
• Heat 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat until oil shimmers. Cook and stir 1/2 of the pork in hot oil until no longer pink in the center, about 3 minutes. Transfer cooked pork to a plate. Repeat with remaining vegetable oil and pork.
• Place snap peas and sauce mixture in the same skillet, reduce heat to medium-high, cover the skillet with a lid, and cook until peas are tender yet still crisp to the bite, about 2 minutes. Stir pork and mandarin oranges into snap pea mixture; cook and stir until heated through, about 1 minute.

QUICK CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• While assembling the other ingredients, soak the noodles in hot water to soften, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• To make the sauce, in a bowl, whisk together the chicken broth with the cornstarch. Add the soy, hoisin, sugar, and sherry, if using, whisk, and set aside.
• Heat a wok over high heat. Add the oil and when hot and nearly smoking, add the green onions, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for 10 to 15 seconds. Add the chicken and stir-fry until turning opaque and nearly cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vegetables and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the sauce, stir and toss, cooking until the chicken is all the way cooked through and the sauce is thick, about 2 minutes. Remove the chicken and vegetables from the pan. Add the noodles, toss, and cook to warm through, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Transfer the stir-fry to a platter and garnish with additional green onions. Arrange the noodles on the side and serve immediately.

QUICK ORANGE CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and broth until smooth. Stir in the orange juice, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and sesame oil; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in 1 teaspoon canola oil over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes or until juices run clear; remove and keep warm. Stir-fry the red pepper, peas, onion, orange zest and garlic in remaining oil for 3-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Return chicken to the pan. , Stir orange juice mixture; pour over chicken mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Serve with rice if desired.

VERY QUICK STIR FRY VEGETABLES WITH AN ITALIAN FLAIR

Steps:

• Preheat wok or large skillet. Add olive oil.
• When very hot, add all vegetables.
• Stir fry for 3-5 minutes.
• Add bouillon, balsamic vinegar, and water.
• Quickly cover and let steam for 1-2 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste and toss.
• Sprinke with cheese and serve.

QUICK TOFU STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Crumble the drained tofu and stir-fry until crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove tofu with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
• Add spring onions and frozen vegetables. Stir-fry until crisp and heated throughout, about 5 minutes. Remove from wok and add to the tofu.
• Pour black bean sauce and vegetable broth into the wok. Stir together and cook until sauce is hot and has thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Return tofu and vegetables to the wok. Toss to coat. Serve hot.

QUICK HOISIN CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Soak snow peas in very cold water for a few minutes only if they are not crisp; trim and string them; blot peas and water chestnuts dry with a clean paper towel; set aside.
• Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and cornstarch; stir or toss to coat evenly.
• Add vegetable oil to a large nonstick skillet or wok over medium-high heat; heat until oil is almost smoking; add chicken to skillet and sauté 2 minutes or until the chicken is just barely done; add snow peas, water chestnuts, hoisin sauce, and sugar to skillet; sauté 1-2 minutes more until chicken and veggies are evenly coated with sauce; serve with rice or noodles.

QUICK & TASTY VEGGIE STIR FRY SAUCE (USES BRAGGS)

Steps:

• Blend the ingredients together, and presto, you have sauce!
• Stir fry as you normally would -- if the sauce is too runny for you, likely depending on the veg you put in or if you used some frozen veg -- stir together about 1 tbsp of arrowroot powder (or cornstarch etc) with a few tbsp of water in a little dish, then mix that into the pan. Sort of push your veg/tofu to one side of the pan and try to mix it in well with just the sauce so you don't disturb your veg too much. Once it has thickened a bit then coat all the veggies in it.

QUICK VEGGIE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the broth, soy sauce, sugar, lemon juice and zest, and set aside.
• In a large nonstick saute pan or a wok, heat the oil over high heat. When the oil begins to swirl add the broccoli florets and stalks. Saute while rapidly tossing and stirring. When the broccoli brightens, add the coleslaw mix and baby corn; toss to wilt the mix. Once tender, pour in the sauce. Stir to coat and transfer the mixture to a serving bowl. Serve warm.

QUICK TOFU STIR FRY

Steps:

• Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook ramen in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until noodles have cooked through but are still firm to the bite, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over high heat. Place tofu on one side of the skillet and pepper and onion on the other side of the skillet. Cook and stir tofu until browned on all sides, 1 to 3 minutes. At the same time, cook and stir onion and pepper until caramelized, 1 to 3 minutes.
• Stir ramen noodles into skillet; stir to combine noodles, tofu, onion, and pepper. Pour plum sauce and sweet and sour sauce over ramen mixture; cook and stir until well-combined and heated through, 2 to 5 minutes.

QUICK HONEY MUSTARD PORK STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Slice pork thinly.
• Mix together the honey & mustard.
• Marinate the pork in honey mustard mixture for at least 15-20 minutes.
• Heat oil in nonstick wok or pan.
• Add meat & stirfry with high heat until cooked, stirring & tossing all the time (5-10 minutes).
• Serve with stir fried veggies & rice or potatoes & salad.

EMERILL'S QUICK CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• While assembling the other ingredients, soak the noodles in hot water to soften, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and set aside. To make the sauce, in a bowl, whisk together the chicken broth with the cornstarch. Add the soy, hoisin, sugar, and sherry, if using, whisk, and set aside. Heat a wok over high heat. Add the oil and when hot and nearly smoking, add the green onions, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for 10 to 15 seconds. Add the chicken and stir-fry until turning opaque and nearly cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vegetables and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the sauce, stir and toss, cooking until the chicken is all the way cooked through and the sauce is thick, about 2 minutes. Remove the chicken and vegetables from the pan. Add the noodles, toss, and cook to warm through, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Transfer the stir-fry to a platter and garnish with additional green onions. Arrange the noodles on the side and serve immediately.