stir-fry

Definitions

1. Food cooked in this manner.
   countable, uncountable
2. Any of a class of dishes based on Chinese cuisine, typically comprising strips of meat, vegetable and/or noodles, stir-fried and served coated in a sticky sauce.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“16-oz. pkg. vegetable stir-fry mix⟳ […] Combine⟳ vegetable broth, water, stir-fry mix⟳, soy sauce and sugar in a large saucepot; stir⟳ to mix⟳.”

“And so, the ‘western weeknight stir⟳ fry’ tends to aim for that sort⟳ of consistency — dutifully mixing together a ‘stir⟳ fry sauce’ laden with all of their seasoning, and a non-negligible amount of cornstarch.”

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