I love veggie stir-fry and eat it frequently because I get lots of veggies for lower calories. The thing is that I've gotten a little bored with veggies in a little olive oil and spices (fresh ginger is my current fav!).
Anyway, I wanted to ask you all what your favourite stir-fry is? Specifically, so you use any creative or unusual flavors? I'm hoping for a lowfat or lower calorie sauce that will just give me something new to love. I also try to watch sodium so anything that is low sodium will be a plus.
I usually use broccoli, cauliflower, red and yellow peppers, bean sprouts, peas, snow peas, onions, leeks, carrots or any combination of the above. Whatever I have on hand, really.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you creative ladies come up with!
I use the exact same veggies as you. If I have anything that needs to be used quickly, I will throw that in too. I stir fry with the fat-free olive oil spray and then add something I love. I am using a Vegetable & semi-sweet fruit sauce made by a company called Bulldog. It is 25 calories a TBSP. and I would probably add 1-2 TBSP. per serving of stirfry I am cooking. You can add a bit of water if you like it more saucy. Anyway, it's a fantastic find.
ETA: You should be able to find this on the asian aisle of your supermarket or definitely at an Asian grocery.
Last edited by Thighs Be Gone; 12-17-2008 at 09:23 AM.
Broccoli, Snow peas, string carrots, red onion, red & green pepper. I put a little olive oil and look those cook. I add garlic, red peppers & a little teriyaki while they're cooking. When they're almost done I add Hosein Garlic Sauce (sooo good, my favorite chinese sauce). Then you are ready to eat.
On cheat days I also cook rice pilaf and put the stir fry on top.
Last night I added some cabbage. Instead of rice I had multigrain spaghetti - the cabbage really bulked it out but was hardly distinguishable amongst the green beans, onions and spaghetti. Plus it's one of those super healthy cruciferous veggies!
Great thread...I think doing stir-fry is a great way to get more vegetables in. Does anyone ever use the frozen stir-fry vegetables or the stir-fry vegetables that are already cut up that you might find at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's? Any favorites with those?
creative stir-fry?
