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  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Stir-frying question please.  :)  

    I've got various veg in my garden and I'm not sure how some would respond to stir-frying.  Some are obvious candidates (sugar peas and courgettes, for instance) - but how about kohl rabi?  Tiny beetroot?  Bolting pak choi, tatsoi, rocket, other salad veg... now a bit strong-flavoured to use in salad, but will it fry ok?
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    This year most of my root veg is being roasted,  but leaves ,which I must admit I grow little of would seem to be good candidates for stir frying. Sorry I can't be more help.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Thanks, @purplerallim.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I use all sorts of greenery in stir fries … bolting  salad leaves, spinach and chard, radish, beetroot and beetroot and their leaves … all sorts of things like that. What I would say is have a good mix of things so if one might be a little strong it still doesn’t dominate. 

    As well as stir-frying I blanch a mixture of green leafy veg and even add dandelion leaves and then dress them with good olive oil and lemon juice … like the Greek dish Horta. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    That's really helpful - thank you, @Dovefromabove.  Garden stir-fry tomorrow I think.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316
    Hello Liri. Lovely to see you. 😁
    S. E. NSW
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Sorry Pat, not been here very much.  Lovely to see you too!   :)
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    @Dovefromabove The garden stir-fry was lovely - thanks for the tips.  A couple of rocket leaves added a bit of something different, and beetroot leaves & golden oriole chard gave it interesting colour.  I even managed to hide a small courgette in there (hubby isn't keen, but he said it tasted of everything else so he didn't mind).   :)
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • PeggyTXPeggyTX Posts: 556
    Red radishes will surprise ysou in stir-fries.  A former boss mentioned them to me for stir-frying once.  I thought that sounded far-fetched.  But they are actually quite nice and crunchy, without tasting very much like radishes at all, once fried up that way. 
    My low-carb recipe site: https://buttoni.wordpress.com/
  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316
    Sounds tempting, Peggy. 🤪
    S. E. NSW
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