stir-fry vegetables

Meaning

This phrase refers to cooking vegetables quickly over high heat in a small amount of oil while stirring them constantly, typically in a wok or large frying pan. This popular cooking method keeps vegetables crisp and colorful. It can be used as a verb phrase or a noun phrase referring to the dish itself.

Examples

• If you want a quick and healthy dinner, you can stir-fry vegetables in a hot wok.

  If you want a quick and healthy dinner, you can stir-fry vegetables in a hot wok.

• I usually stir-fry vegetables like broccoli, bell peppers, and carrots with some soy sauce.

  I usually stir-fry vegetables like broccoli, bell peppers, and carrots with some soy sauce.

• She learned how to stir-fry vegetables perfectly without making them too soggy.

  She learned how to stir-fry vegetables perfectly without making them too soggy.

• To make this dish, first sear the beef, then stir-fry the vegetables in the same pan.

  To make this dish, first sear the beef, then stir-fry the vegetables in the same pan.

• My favorite weeknight meal is a simple plate of stir-fry vegetables served over jasmine rice.

  My favorite weeknight meal is a simple plate of stir-fry vegetables served over jasmine rice.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I like to stir-frying vegetables for dinner.

  ✓ I like to stir-fry vegetables for dinner.

  After 'like to', use the base form of the verb ('stir-fry'), not the gerund ('stir-frying').

• ✗ We need to fry-stir vegetables with olive oil.

  ✓ We need to stir-fry vegetables with olive oil.

  The correct order of the compound verb is always 'stir-fry' (stirring while frying).

Related Expressions

Practice

• To make a quick meal, just heat some oil in a wok and ___.

  💡 Cook veggies quickly over high heat while stirring.

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  stir-fry vegetables

• I love to ___ because they stay crunchy and keep their bright colors.

  💡 A fast cooking method using a pan or wok.

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  stir-fry vegetables