This is stir fry great for a delicious quick last minute meal, and is great for using up any leftovers!
A sir fry is one of my ‘go-to’ meals if I want something quick to make with as minimal effort as possible.
Where did stir frying come from?
Originally there were two separate methods that originated from China during the Han Dynasty. Stir frying became popular in Chinese cooking during the Ming Dynasty. The technique eventually made its way to America with Chinese immigrants.
Advantages of the stir fry
Stir frying is a lot healthier than most other forms of cooking, as it requires very little oil. The food keeps the majority of the nutrients by being cooked in this way.
Stir frying is also a very fast process and requires very little preparation. In this recipe I have used a steam bag of veg. However, you can cut and peel fresh veg if you would prefer.
Frying pan vs Wok
I personally use a frying pan to cook my stir fry’s in. This is purely because I do not own a wok. I don’t have anything against wok’s, I just simply don’t have room to store one in my tiny kitchen!
I decided to research whether you really need a wok to create a nice stir fry, the general answer from what i’ve read is no!
In fact, there are some advantages to using a frying pan over a wok in some cases! For example, using a frying pan you only need half or even a third of the oil that you would need with a wok. It seems that in order to keep food from sticking to a wok, you need quite a lot of oil! For us on Slimming World, thats a hell of a lot of spray oil!
I’ve even read that using a frying pan may be easier and safer for beginners to use, due to the oil in woks becoming too high in temperature to handle.
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*Calorific value may change depending on brand of food used*
Details
1 Serving
5 Minutes
15 Minutes
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Ingredients
1 Chicken Breast
1tbsp Light Soy Sauce
Mixed Veg – I use Birds Eye SteamFresh veg
Low Calorie Spray Oil
Directions
- Spray a pan with spray oil and allow to get hot.
- Add you chicken to the pan and cook until they are heated through.
- Meanwhile, put your mixed veg bag in the microwave for 3 minutes.
- Once the veg and chicken are cooked, combine together in the pan and add your soy sauce.
- Cook until piping hot then serve and enjoy!
Last updated: 20th October 2021
