- A yummy stir fry recipe and much more!
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I’ll provide my favorite stir fry recipe as well as links to other quick and tasty dishes from cooking experts who know what it’s like to be low on food when you’re cramming for exams.
Vegetarian Thai Stir Fry
My friends really like the stir fry I make–luckily, it’s probably one of the easiest recipes I know. The best part is that it’s super filling, made entirely of veggies and really good for you.
Things you’ll need:
-A large pan or a wok (But really, who has one of those?)
-A pot of boiling water
-Boil-in-a-bag rice
-Vegetable oil
-Clove of Garlic
-Green bell pepper
-Red bell pepper
-A bunch of broccoli florets (You choose the amount.)
-Bag of baby or shredded carrots
-One red onion
-A small can of water chestnuts
-Peanuts (optional)
-Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce (You can find this in the international foods aisle in Meijer)
Boil your water and steep the rice. Follow the directions on the box. It’s so easy.
In a large pan (I actually use two), heat up your vegetable oil.
Cut up the garlic in teeny, tiny bits and throw it into the hot oil. Cut up about 2/3s of your onion in long strips that are about the width of your thumb or smaller. Throw in your onions, let them sit and become translucent.
Be careful. The oil is hot and may shoot out of the pan–cooking isn’t for wimps.
While your onions sweat, cut up your peppers in the same style as the onions. Cut up the broccoli (otherwise known as the greatest vegetable known to planet earth) however you’d like. If you have baby carrots, I like to cut those hot dog style as well, but it’s not necessary.
As you throw all of those delicious vegetables into your pan, you’ll notice the wonderful scent of sauteed onions filling your kitchen–this is the first sign that your dinner is going to be awesome.
While your melange of vegetables heat up, check to make sure your rice doesn’t over cook. You can also throw in the water chestnuts and peanuts–these give a noticeable and flavorful additive to the stir fry.
Once the veggies a nice and warm, dump the bottle of Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce onto the veggies and cook them in that until everything is nice and warm.
Now you can truly celebrate for your dinner is complete and ready for consumption!
Serve and eat. Rice first, followed by the veggies. Not that it’s a huge deal or completely necessary, but red wine is a good pairing (I think) with all this veggie goodness. This dish is also a really good way to have a hearty meal without relying on meat.
Bon appetit!
Want some more recipes?
I thought so. Here’s a list of 100 cheap and easy recipes–the list even includes 12 dishes centered around that inevitable college staple, Ramen. Have any more recipes? Leave us a comment with directions or links to your favorite dishes.