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stir-fry
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stir-fry (stûrfr)
tr.v. stir-fried, stir-fry·ing, stir-fries
To fry quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat while stirring continuously.
n.
Food fried quickly in this manner: a chicken and vegetable stir-fry.

stir-fry [ˈstɜːˈfraɪ]
vb -fries, -frying, -fried
(Cookery) to cook (small pieces of meat, vegetables, etc.) rapidly by stirring them in a wok or frying pan over a high heat: used esp for Chinese food
n pl -fries
(Cookery) a dish cooked in this way
Translations
stir-fry [ˈstɜːfraɪ]
A. VTsofreír
B. Nsofrito m (chino)
stir-fry
vt(unter Rühren) kurz anbraten
stir-fry [ˈstɜːˌfraɪ]
1. vtsaltare in padella
2. npietanza al salto


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When time is limited, stir-frying is one of the best and fastest ways to prepare a meal and one of the most healthy, too," says Helen Chen in her new "Easy Chinese Stir-Fries" (John Wiley & Sons; $17.
Whether woks are flat-bottomed or round, they normally don''t work well for quick cooking methods, such as stir-frying, when used on electric cookers.
Stir-frying involves little or no liquid and is a quick method, thus most of the vitamins are kept in the food.
 
 
 
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