Stir-fry

Quick and healthy, stir-fries are made for midweek eating when you arrive home tired and hungry from work.

Enjoy Delia's oriental-inspired recipes for fast feasting.

Crispy Beef Stir-fry

The good thing about Chinese cooking is that it always manages to make a little meat go a long way. Rump...

The good thing about Chinese cooking is that it always manages to make a little meat go a long way. Rump steak is perfect for stir-frying, and for this recipe just ...

Stir-fried Chicken with Broccoli and Mushrooms

Chinese-style recipes are often perfect for one, because many of them are made at top speed. The trouble...

Chinese-style recipes are often perfect for one, because many of them are made at top speed. The trouble is that Westerners are often inclined to add a little extra...

6 minutes

to cook

Chinese Stir-fried Chicken

If you can't get purple sprouting broccoli this recipe can be made with broccoli

Stir-fried Green Vegetables

The principle of stir-frying involves speed of cooking with a high heat. As the vegetables come into con...

The principle of stir-frying involves speed of cooking with a high heat. As the vegetables come into contact with the hot surface of the pan or wok, the heat seals ...

7 minutes - 8 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Chinese Stir-fried Prawns

Purple sprouting broccoli, like runner beans, is such a joy to eat just as it is, so it's good to make the ...

Purple sprouting broccoli, like runner beans, is such a joy to eat just as it is, so it's good to make the most of its short season in the garden by serving it often. ...

Chinese Stir-fried Rice

The golden rule of stir-frying rice successfully is to always make sure the cooked rice is absolutely cold....

The golden rule of stir-frying rice successfully is to always make sure the cooked rice is absolutely cold. In other words, you can't boil it and stir-fry st...

Vegetarian

Hung Shao Pork

It must have been about 20 years ago that I met Ken Lo, the famous cookery writer and restaurateur, for the...

It must have been about 20 years ago that I met Ken Lo, the famous cookery writer and restaurateur, for the first time and asked him how to make this, which is one of ...

Chicken Stir-fry with Broccoli

The great thing about stir-fries is speed, and you could ring the changes by replacing the broccoli with sl...

The great thing about stir-fries is speed, and you could ring the changes by replacing the broccoli with sliced sugar snaps, and shiitake mushrooms with any other mush...

7 minutes - 10 minutes

to cook

Pad Thai Noodles with Shrimps

I first ate this in a small street café in Ko Samui, an island off Thailand. It was so supremely good th...

I first ate this in a small street café in Ko Samui, an island off Thailand. It was so supremely good that my husband videoed it in close-up so that I could recreat...

6 minutes - 7 minutes

to cook

Quick Stir-fried Spiced Red Cabbage with Apples

Red cabbage is wonderfully versatile – you can cook it long and slow and it seems to go on improving, or in...

Red cabbage is wonderfully versatile – you can cook it long and slow and it seems to go on improving, or in the recipe below the opposite: fast cooking to retain some ...

19 minutes - 21 minutes

to cook

Sesame Toast

Serve with Shiitake Broth

Vegetarian

Singapore Stir-fried Noodles

I have to thank my friend, the late Ken Lo, the Chinese restaurateur, for introducing me to this incredibly...

I have to thank my friend, the late Ken Lo, the Chinese restaurateur, for introducing me to this incredibly good recipe, which is a spectacular combination of flavours...

Stir-fried Chicken

It's hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you ...

It's hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you it's an absolute winner.

5 minutes - 7 minutes

to cook

Stir-fried Rice with Egg and Spring Onions

The golden rule of stir-frying rice successfully is to always make sure the cooked rice is absolutely cold....

The golden rule of stir-frying rice successfully is to always make sure the cooked rice is absolutely cold. In other words, you can't boil it and stir-fry straight ...

Vegetarian

Thai Chicken with Lime

It’s hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you ...

It’s hard to credit that a recipe as simple and as quick as this could taste so good, but I can assure you it’s an absolute winner - even if you don’t have time for th...

5 minutes - 6 minutes

to cook