Andy wrote:

> john aston said...
>
>> We have large wok and want to cook a stir fry for masses of people.
>> But
>> need to keep the cost of the main ingredients down. I know pimento
>> (bell pepper) and courgettes (zucchini) work well but tend to be
>> expensive in London. (U.K.).

Snow peas (mange-toute pea/sugar pea) are good - and not too expensive
here in South Africa, as are Chinese baby corn. Not sure what they cost
and how readily available they are in the UK though... Thin strips of
carrot and shredded cabbage are a few other things that lend themselves
to stir-frying too. (I'll pass on the cabbage myself tho' <laugh> hate
the stuff).
>>
>> would anyone know of a good combination of vegetables and anything
>> else
>> that would work well in a low cost combination? also for
>> non-vegetarians I thought I could add some mince beef at the end, is
>> that a good idea?
>
>
> There's an enigma if ever there was one!

I just can't imagine stir-frying minced (aka ground) beef - but then who
am I to say? Dunno, maybe some of our Asian or Asian-American folks
could comment about this. Strips of beef, pork or chicken are more what
I'm used too. Or shrimp (prawns).

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Chatty Cathy