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Stir-fry

Hokkien noodles with chicken and broccoli.

Turn up the heat: Quick, warming stir-fries to chase away the chill

Loaded with cosy aromatics and hearty produce, these deeply savoury wok tosses bring almost instant comfort to crisp winter nights.

Danielle Alvarez's brothy ramen noodles with spicy-mince stir-fry.
EASY

Warming, slurpable, adaptable: Brothy ramen noodles with spicy-mince stir-fry

This riff on Japanese tantanmen or Sichuan dan dan mian comes together in less than 30 minutes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Danielle Alvarez
Poached chicken breasts are the base for a range of other dishes during the week.

Poach chicken breasts today, then transform them into three healthy meals for the week ahead

Sarah Pound’s simple poached chicken recipe base can be turned into a textural salad, comforting soup and a fried rice that uses whatever you have on hand.

  • Sarah Pound
Sticky ginger beef bowls with smashed cucumber salad.
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Sticky ginger beef bowls with smashed cucumber salad

Quick, tasty and family-approved. This fuss-free weeknight meal packs 10g of fibre into every serve, making it easy to eat well on even the busiest evening.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Sarah Pound
Stir-fried pork and kimchi with boiled tofu.
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Adam Liaw’s stir-fried pork and kimchi with boiled tofu

The heat of the kimchi and gochujang is offset by the clean flavour of tofu, which is simmered until tender and full of flavour.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
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Hoisin chilli beef.
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Adam Liaw’s hoisin chilli beef

The sweetness of hoisin sauce is balanced with a kick of chilli in this simple stir-fry.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Korean beef and green rice bowl with soft-boiled eggs.
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This spicy beef and rice bowl is your fast Friday fakeaway fix

This is a quick midweek twist on bibimbap, the popular Korean rice dish.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Sweet chilli prawns with Asian greens and rice.
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Sweet chilli prawns with Asian greens and rice

Quick, easy and effortlessly balanced, this simple stir-fry makes healthy eating feel like a treat.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Honey soy chicken stir-fry.

14 sizzling new stir-fries to rescue your weeknight dinner

Healthy, fast and endlessly versatile, the stir-fry is the trusty friend of the time-poor cook. Here are some of our recent faves.

Sticky chicken with capsicum and greens.
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Sticky chicken with capsicum and greens

Quick and healthy stir-fries are ideal for weeknights. Swap out the vegetables here for favourites such as zucchini, snow peas, or baby corn.

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound