Rosie Stir Fries.

You know the Hawthornes love a good stir

and, like I've said,

if I want one, I have to do it myself.

I found sirloin kabobs on sale.

I don't think I ever pay full price for meat.

If you scrounge around,

you can find some bargains.
The better ones, I have found,
 are at the Nags Head Food Lion.

Kabobs, of course, are too big for a stir fry.

Slice the meat into bite-sized pieces.

I marinated the meat in my homemade yakitori sauce

while I prepared my vegetables.

If you don't want to make your own

(You should.),

use a store bought ponzu sauce,

or teriyaki sauce, or soy sauce.

About yakitori sauce:

"Yaki" is the Japanese word for "grilled"

and "tori" is the word for "bird/chicken."

It's easy to make

using easy-to-find ingredients -

saki, mirin, soy sauce, tamari sauce,

sugar, garlic, ginger, and roasted chicken leg bones.

And a good homemade yakitori sauce
(recipe at link above)

is richer, thicker, and more flavorful

than any store-bought sauces.

Plus it keeps indefinitely in the fridge.

Some yakitori chefs keep adding ingredients

to their pot of sauce,

keeping an ongoing sauce,

which produces a particularly rich and flavorful sauce.

A lot of chefs dip their skewered food

directly into the pot of sauce,

rather than brushing it on,

so the sauce accumulates additional flavor 

from the hot chicken juices.

When stir frying,

always have your ingredients prepared and ready to go.

I have:

marinated sirloin

broccoli, small florets

carrots, peeled and crinkly cut

celery, sliced on the diagonal

green pepper, diced

onion, wedged

garlic, thinly sliced

Have your wok over high heat

and add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil.

Time:  1:53

Add in broccoli and carrots.

Time:  1:54

Add in celery, pepper, and onion.

 Time:  1:55
Pour a little water down the side of the wok.
The steam helps cook the vegetables.

Time:  1:56.
Transfer vegetables to a bowl and cover.

Time:  1:58.

Reheat wok over high heat and add a little peanut oil.

Add in meat and garlic.

Time:  1:59
Add vegetables back in.

Time:  1:59.
Pour in a cornstarch slurry.
2 TB cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water.

Add about 1/2 cup beef stock.
Stir fry until thickened.

Remove from heat and serve.

Enjoy!