How to make the ultimate stir fry

Learning how to make the perfect stir fry will provide you with veg-packed, balanced meals any day of the week. It’s the ultimate speedy, healthy fast food. Now, with our brand-new Family Stir Fry Dine In, plus a whole new range of epic stir-fry combos in our popular serves-two Stir Fry Dine In, it's even easier to get dinner on the table with minimal fuss.

Food Editor

Malou Herkes

Midweek meal inspiration

Our serves-two Stir Fry Dine In is a midweek saviour, and you’ll now find endless stir-fry inspiration with more ingredient combinations than ever before. Pair our new Spring Onion Rice with veg-packed Purple Crunch Medley, Chicken Breast Strips and our fiery Firecracker Chilli sauce. Or try one of our new broths, like our Spiced Coconut Laksa (available in selected stores) with chewy udon noodles, an Aromatic Ramen Medley of veg, and juicy prawns all thrown into the mix.

Introducing Family Stir Fry

Cooking for more? Try our serves-four Family Stir Fry Dine In deal, with family-sized bags of prepped mixed veg, noodles or rice, and sauces. Match our British Pea Shoot Mix with Chilli and Coriander Noodles and moreish Sweet and Sour Sauce for a meal that's big on flavour and low on fuss. Or how about Teriyaki Sauce, Fine Egg Noodles and a Sweet Pepper Medley? Pick up the noodles, sauce and veg as part of our Family Stir-Fry Dine In deal for just £6, and add your go-to protein as an optional extra.

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How to cook a stir fry perfectly

Don't overcrowd your pan

Unlike boiling or steaming, stir-frying veg over a high heat helps them to retain their vibrant colour and crunch, while stir-frying meat and fish creates deliciously caramelised, golden results. One mistake we often make is to add too many ingredients to the pan at the same time – as a result, all the steam released from your ingredients gets trapped in the pan, leading to a rather soggy end result.

Do use a large, wide frying pan or wok

One way to avoid that is to add your ingredients in batches. Cook your vegetables first in a large, wide frying pan or wok over a high heat until they’re slightly tender, but still with a bit of crunch.

Do add ingredients in batches

Add the protein next – or if your pan is too small, remove the vegetables to a plate and start the process again, cooking quickly over a high heat until nicely golden. At this point, add everything back to the pan, along with your chosen carb (say noodles or cooked rice) and sauce. Heat it through, then serve up, with a sprinkling of our Crunchy Chilli Topper, if you like.

Now, what's your favourite stir fry combo...?

Wok this way

The fiery one

Korean Style Tteokbokki + Purple Crunch Medley + British Chicken Breast Strips + Firecracker Chilli Sauce

Deliciously chewy and bouncy tteokbokki are made from rice cakes and are a popular street food in Korea. Traditionally seasoned with spicy gochujang, we love these Korean rice dumplings with our all-new Firecracker Chilli Sauce; made with chillies, ginger, garlic and rice vinegar, it’s a bold, deep-red sauce with plenty of spice and tang.

Stir fry our Stir Fry Purple Crunch Medley, featuring peppery bright-pink watermelon radish, then add ready-cooked British Chicken Breast Strips. Finally, toss through the tteokbokki and sauce for a delicious, balanced meal. Job done.

We also love pairing tteokbokki with Black Bean and Garlic Sauce and pork in this quick midweek stir fry recipe.

Easy stir fries, this way

The family favourite

Chilli and Coriander Noodles + British Pea Shoot Mix + Sweet and Sour Sauce + Chilli and Coriander King Prawns

This sweet-and-sour stir-fry can be thrown together in just 10 minutes – no chopping required! Get your wok smoking hot and fry-up our family-sized British Pea Shoot Mix, throw in our Family Stir Fry Chilli and Coriander Noodles and Sweet and Sour Sauce to help you up the flavour without the fuss – our version of this classic sauce has a hint of tomato and red pepper, and is studded with pineapple pieces. For an extra hit of protein for a well-rounded meal, juicy king prawns are a must. Try our Chilli and Coriander King Prawns to match your noodles. Pick up the noodles, sauce and veg as part of our Family Stir-Fry Dine In deal.

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The veggie one

Mushroom and Miso Ramen + Vegetable Gyoza + Purple Crunch Medley + Straight to Wok Medium Noodles

Made with a savoury hit of white and red miso, our umami-rich Mushroom and Miso Ramen is comfortingly filling, with just a hint of chilli and ginger – just enough to get those tastebuds tingling! Fill your broth with a Purple Crunch Medley of vibrant veg and medium noodles for easy slurp, then top the lot with our mushroom and mangetout-stuffed gyozas. Our seven-spice Crunchy Chilli Topper is perfect here – sprinkle it over before serving for added texture and a punch of flavour to round off every mouthful. With only five ingredients and minimal prep, this assembly meal will be ready and on the table in less than 15 minutes.

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The brothy one

Spiced Coconut Laksa + Udon noodles + Aromatic Ramen Medley + King Prawns

With three new broths to choose from, we can’t get enough of our Spiced Coconut Laksa (available in selected stores) this season – perfectly warming and comforting, it’s a creamy coconut and chicken stock-based broth, infused with fragrant lemongrass, ginger and just a hint of chilli. Our new Aromatic Ramen Medley features colourful fine-cut veg, perfectly suited to broths. Stir in the lot, along with our thick-cut Udon Noodles, and top with juicy Honduran King Prawns.

Want a final touch? Sprinkle over one of our new stir fry toppers – we love our Japanese seven-spice blend Crunchy Chilli Topper for extra punch and crunch.

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Published 1.22.2025