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. The Delia Online Cooke...

If you can't get purple sprouting broccoli this recipe can be made with broccoli. The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make this recipe, just click on the ...

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

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