Cooking technique: Stir-fry tips

Stir-frying employs the Asian technique of rapidly frying small pieces
of food in a small amount of oil over high heat.

* Most food that's stir-fried is crisp-tender, nutritious and
attractive (vegetables keep their color, and foods do not absorb much
oil).

* When stir-frying, prepare all ingredients before you start.

* Add oil to a hot skillet, lift and tilt skillet to distribute oil
over bottom.

* Let oil preheat about 1 minute.

* As you add food, try not to overload the skillet; if too much is
added at once, the skillet cools and food will stew rather than fry.