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Default Stir fry for dinner tonight

Dave Smith wrote:
> ravenlynne wrote:
>> I'm making a seat-of-my-pants stir fry tonight. It's got pre-cut up
>> sirloin for stir fry, red onion, carrots, celery and zuchinni. I coated
>> the meat in salt, pepper, ginger and garlic and am stir frying in sesame
>> oil. The sauce I made to go over it is 1 can of beef stock, 3
>> tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, more ginger, 3 cloves
>> garlic minced, pepper and a bit of oyster sauce. Serving over rice.

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> Aren't all stir fries seat of the pants meals, the only strict rule being
> hardest to softest... hard vegetables for in first and softer veggies are
> added later.
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> Sesame oil? Careful with that stuff. It is more of a flavour additive
> that a cooking oil. It is harder to digest than other oils. I never use
> more than 1 tsp. usually as a marinade. I use peanut or vegetable oil for
> cooking.


By harder to digest, what do you mean?

I just used a bit. It was just the right amount for flavor. I love how
that stuff smells. It ranks at a tie for #1 with gardenias and coffee.