I forget how easy it is to fix a stir fry using my electric wok. The prep time is relatively short, just chopping up some veggies and a little chicken (maybe beef or shrimp sometime). I have added zucchini and grape tomatoes this time. I chop up some onion, carrots, and sweet bell pepper (yellow or red). I’ve added some avocado oil & toasted sesame oil to the wok first and then let it heat up, which occurs very quickly. Add the chicken chunks first and toss them. They probably cook in two minutes or less. Then add all the other veggies, some sesame seeds, soy sauce, ground ginger, ground pepper, red pepper flakes and S&P. And perhaps some agave nectar and even some pineapple chunks.

The above is an electric wok by Breville which costs about $180. I’ve seen some electric woks for as little as $29, and probably about $60 would probably get a nice one. You need a heat proof spatula that won’t scratch the wok’s surface when you are stirring the assorted veggies & meat.

And after cooking, cleanup is a breeze. You just need to spray in some water and add a little Dawn Dishwashing Detergent and swish it about. Scrape with the spatula any burnt-on fragments on the wok’s surface, and then dry with a paper towel.

Something like this would be a great gift for a guy going off to college. That is if he was allowed to cook in his dorm room. The other gift might be a Braun Multiquik Tool, which includes a whisk, stick blender & food chopper. Make sure you buy a powerful enough motor so that it can blend a full can of garbanzo beans for making hummus. This blender setup is also good for making salsa. Throw in a can of diced Fire Roasted tomatoes, add a few chipotle peppers, some sweet colorful bell pepper, some sweet onion and maybe some cilantro leaves. Add ground cumin, some ground cayenne pepper, some sweetener and/or agave nectar, and some lime juice. Oh, I also like to add some Salsa Ranchera sauce by Herdez. Get a bag of tortilla chips and have at it.

Hummus is ground garbanzo beans, lemon/lime juice, some ground cumin and/or whole cumin seeds, S&P and some olive oil. Add water if necessary to thin the hummus. You can add tahini which is fermented sesame seeds. Once you have your homemade hummus, you can chop up some sweet bell pepper, some sweet onion, slice some carrots, and some grape tomatoes. I especially like smoked oysters with my hummus, and sometimes add the oil that the oysters come in, into the hummus.

Do we need a rice cooker? I don’t because of my Type 2 Diabetes, but rice with the stir fry would be great, and even more filling.

Now that I think about it, the Braun Multiquik blender requires no heating or cooking to make salsa or hummus.

Need a set of Tupperware w/ Easy Find Lids, a cutting board for on top of the small fridge. Prep the food on the cutting board, place in Tupperware containers, clean the cutting board and put the food chopper on the cutting board.

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[NOTE 03/26/24]: This has nothing to do with the above article. I fried one of the pork chops I bought at the IGA in Snow Hill. When it was done, I cut it in half (one half had the bone in) and ate the half with the bone, saving the rest. I had some grits left over, so I put some on the plate, mashed them down flat, and put them in the microwave. I also added some cold cabbage slaw to the plate. Oh, almost forgot. I had fixed some giant lima beans previously, with some country ham bits. Heated the beans and they were delicious. This all worked really well.

The chicken stir-fry above had just a little hot pepper, cauliflower and pineapple. Of these three, I think the pineapple was the only good choice. This had toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, agave nectar, a little Splenda and some sesame seeds. I did have some asparagus, sweet red bell pepper, onion and carrots. I like broccoli, but didn’t add it here. I think either broccoli or asparagus, but not both. The agave nectar may have caused some of the veggies to stick to the bottom. I am soaking the wok with a little water and some Dawn Dishwashing Soap.

Chicken Stir-Fry (chicken, carrots, onion, tomato, bell pepper) toasted sesame oil. soy sauce, sweetener

Salsa Ranchera Chicken (chicken, carrots, onion, tomato, bell pepper)

Patak’s Curry Chicken (chicken, carrots, onion, tomato, bell pepper)

Roasted Chicken

Beef/Calf Liver & Onions

Pork Chop &

Round Bone Lamb Chop

Hamburger &

Steak &

Spaghetti Sauce & Pasta

Tuna Salad

German Potato Salad

Lamb Gyro & Greek Salad

Seafood Chowder

Zucchini, Kielbasa & Shrimp Dish

Lentil & Andouille Soup

Avocado, Chicken & Chipotle Soup

French Onion Soup

Cabbage Slaw

Large Lima Beans & Seasoning Meat

Black Eyed Peas, Seasoning Meat & Sweet Onion

Steamed: Asparagus, Broccoli, Cabbage and Cauliflower

Fried Okra

Green Beans, White Potatoes & Bacon

Maple Glazed Carrots

Garden Peas, Stewed Tomatoes

Campari & Grape Tomatoes

Polenta, Grit Cake, Rice Crackers & Whole Wheat Bread (Garlic Bread)

Baked Sweet Potato, Sour Cream, Cinnamon & Sweetener

Hummus & Smoked Oysters

Fried Apples

Bacon

Liver Pudding/Mush & Sauteed Onion

Waffle

Scrambled Egg, Scrambled Egg w/ Cheese

Egg Salad

Cheese: Bucherondin, Capricio de Cabra, Intense Brie, 1924 Blue, Chevre Fraiche, Sharpe Cheddar, Smoked Gouda

Nueske’s Smoked Liver Pate

Pastrami on Toasted Rye, Swiss, Sauerkraut, Thousand Island Dressing & a Dill Pickle

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