This document provides instructions for making a basic stir fry in 11 steps. It instructs the reader to purchase common vegetables like peppers, carrots, onions, mushrooms and broccoli and to cut them into uniform sizes. It then guides the cooking process of first browning beef in sesame oil before adding vegetables to sauté until slightly underdone. Finally, stir fry sauce and previously cooked beef are added to finish cooking and combine all ingredients before serving over rice.

1. How to cook a basic stir fry
10 easy steps to a tasty meal

2. Step 1:
purchase ingredients
You will need:
• One green pepper
• Two carrots
• One white or red onion
• One carton of mushrooms
• One bunch of broccoli
• Quarter pound of snow peas
• One bottle of pre-made sauce

3. Step 2:
julienne green pepper
• Cut into quarters
• Cut away white part of pepper doing a
horizontal cut.
• Slice each quarter from the top to bottom of
the pepper, to 1/8 inch strips.

4. Step 3:
slice carrots
• Wash and/or peel carrots
• Slice at 45 degree angle(for presentation’s
sake) into ¼ inch thick pieces.
• Set aside

5. Step 4:
Julienne onion
• Slice in half, along two pointed ends, making
the rings visible.
• Slice the long way, at a 45 degree angle, into
1/5 inch thick strips
• Remove the center pieces.
• Set aside

6. Step 5:
Slice mushrooms
• Cut into halves or quarters, depending on size.
• Set aside.

7. Step 6:
Cut broccoli
• Remove stalk, and cut larger pieces in half or
quarters, you should end up with 1 ½ inch
squared pieces.

8. Step 7:
Slice beef
• Slice beef into 1/4 inch thick pieces that are 2
inches long.

9. Step 8:
Begin sautéing beef
• Heat a tablespoon of sesame oil in a wok.
• Add beef.
• Quickly brown each piece of beef, without
fully cooking.
• Set aside.

10. Step 9:
Begin sautéing vegetables
• Add a quarter cup of oil to wok.
• Add vegetables and periodically rotate them
in the wok.
• Cook until vegetables are slightly under
desired softness.

11. Step 10:
Add sauce and beef
• Pour half cup of premade store bought or
homemade stir fry sauce into wok with
vegetables.
• Add beef.
• Sauté for 3-5 more minutes to finish cooking
beef and vegetables.

12. Step 11:
Enjoy
• Scoop desired portion over rice.
• Enjoy your easily prepared and tasty stir fry.