BBC - Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Extremely easy stir-fry

(serves 2)

With so many pre-prepared stir-fries there's absolutely no point in slicing up vegetables yourself. It isn't any cheaper (than the basic mixes anyway) and it's a lot more hassle. The only downside is that you have to eat them within 24 hours which requires a degree of forward planning that doesn't fit easily into the student lifestyle. By the way, don't feel you have to buy a ready-made sauce to go with it - soy sauce will do fine.

Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 300g bag of stir-fry vegetables
- 1 cooked chicken breast, skin removed and cut into thin strips (optional)
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce

Method:
- Heat a wok or large frying pan until it begins to smoke.
- Pour in the oil and immediately tip in the vegetables and the chicken. Cook for a couple of minutes, stirring them so they don't burn.
- Add about half a small glass (50 ml) of water and cook until evaporated.
- Add the soy sauce and cook for a few seconds more.
- Taste, adding more soy if you think it needs it. Serve up.

You could substitute 75g of cashew nuts for the chicken

Recipe by Fiona Beckett

Women in the noughties