Shrimp Stir Fry With Mixed Vegetables In A Spicy Brown Sauce- Better Than Takeout! HD

Shrimp stir fry with mixed vegetables in a spicy brown sauce is a delish Asian recipe you can make at home to rival any Chinese takeout in town! Join Eric from Simply Elegant Home Cooking as he demonstrates this delicious recipe! This is a special edition of Simply Elegant Home Cooking! Along with Eric is his mom, Cheryl, visiting from Columbus, Ohio! Cheryl not only helped in the prep for today’s meal, but also brought Kaiser, the Standard Schnauzer. A few very important steps when cooking stir fry are to use the highest heat possible, and to use a carbon steel wok. Non-stick woks are not able to handle the type of high heat that is needed for authentic stir fries. Do not worry at all about getting a little char on the shrimp and veggies, it actually enhances the flavors! Also, be sure to cut your harder vegetables like carrots into smaller pieces, which will help them cook faster. You want to add your vegetables in order starting with the hardest ones, but you can minimize this with the size of the cuts. Be sure to stir fry with oil suitable for high heat. Eric prefers peanut oil, but other types of vegetable oils will also work well. Also, use white pepper for a more authentic taste. While black pepper works too, white pepper is more widely used in Asian cooking. Be sure to get authentic soy sauce. The combination of light and dark soy sauce adds a savory flavor and rich coloring than cannot be produced with Americanized versions of soy sauce. There is no exact “recipe” for stir fry, so use whatever meat and vegetables you like. Here is exactly what we used today in our spicy brown stir fry sauce. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons of warm water 1.5 tablespoons of corn starch 1/3 cup homemade chicken stock 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons light soy sauce 1 tablespoon sriracha ¼ teaspoon white pepper 3 finely minced garlic cloves ½ teaspoon finely minced ginger 1 tablespoon sugar (I added later in cooking process but should be part of the sauce)