Beginner Vegetable Stir Fry
Super Easy

Beginner Vegetable Stir Fry

18 min total serves 2 5 steps

Hot pan, quick hands, crunchy veg in a glossy soy sauce.

Dummy-proof tip

Chop everything BEFORE you turn the heat on. Stir fry gives you zero spare seconds.

The steps, in plain English

  1. 1

    Chop everything first

    Cut the broccoli into small florets and slice the carrot and pepper thin. Put them all next to the stove.

  2. 2

    Get the pan hot

    Heat the oil in your biggest pan on high until it shimmers.

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  3. 3

    Fry the hard veg

    Add the carrot and broccoli and toss constantly.

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  4. 4

    Add the rest

    Throw in the pepper and garlic and keep tossing until the garlic smells sweet.

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  5. 5

    Sauce it

    Pour in the soy sauce, toss for 30 seconds and take it off the heat while the veg still has crunch.

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SimmerDown

The no-judgement kitchen. Every recipe assumes you've burnt toast before — and that's fine.

Beginner rule #1

Read the whole recipe before you turn the heat on. It takes 30 seconds and saves dinner.