Dinner for Two: Dummy's Guide!

So my personal trainer may be a boss in the gym but apparently in the kitchen, he is ummm... well lets say, he is rather challenged. In order to romance his lady, I offered to do a DIY- Stir fry for dummies.

Ingredients

15 de-shelled prawns

2 large carrots

0.5 green pepper + 0.5 red pepper +0.5 yellow pepper

15 sticks of green beans

1 red (also known as purple) onions

6 mushrooms

5 Garlic Cloves 

Olive Oil

Soy Sauce 

Honey

Handful Fresh Coriander

Preparation

Prawns

Lightly season your prawns with salt, pepper and half the garlic and leave to stand for 15 minutes minimum time.

Vegetables

Prepare the carrots, red, yellow and green peppers, onions, green beans and mushroom. 

• PEPPERS: Cut the peppers in half and remove the seeds and inside skin, slice them length-wise to create long thin strips. 

• CARROTS: Peel the carrots and cut off ends. Slice them in half length-wise to create two pieces. Cut each piece in half again- repeat this until you half thin carrots strips. 

• ONION: Peel the onion and cut off the ends, then slice into rings, cut rings in half to create semi circles. 

• GREEN BEANS: The green beans- remove the ends and cut each one in half to make a shorter piece.

• MUSHROOM:  Slice the mushrooms into thin slices. 

The Method: The Stir Fry

1. Heat up a pan at 3/4 of the max heat. Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil. After 5 minutes, test the oil with a speck of garlic and see if sizzles.

2. Sizzle the prawns while mixing well to avoid burning, adding remaining garlic as well. After approximately 5 minutes, add some soya sauce (1.5 tablespoons).

3. Add all the veg and mix well. Remember to add the coriander.

4. Add some more soya sauce (2-3 tablespoons). At this point the vegetables should be cooking and shrinking gradually. The soy sauce will accumulate at the bottom- that’s fine.

5. Sprinkle some honey for sweetness- (3 tablespoons).

6. After about 10 minutes of adding the vegetables, taste them and see if you like the crunchiness and the taste. Adjust salt if you like, or garlic or any flavour you see fit. Be bold.

The Method: The Rice

1. Bring two cups of water to boil. 

2. Add one cup of rice.

3. Add a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of olive oil.

4. Cook on low, at ½ of maximum temperature.

5. Taste. If hard, add ½ cup of water.

6. Boil until cooked and serve.