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How to Make a Stir-Fry Meal

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Step Six: Add pre-cooked rice, noodles, or grains (optional)

Jolinda Hackett
If using a quick-cooking noodle such as Chinese noodles or bean thread noodles, you don’t have to pre-cook them. Add the uncooked noodles and 1/4 cup water right into the pot before vegetables are finished cooking. Cover and reduce heat, allowing noodles to steam cook for 5-7 minutes. If adding rice, pre-cooked noodles or other grains, stir-fry just long enough to mix the flavors, about three minutes.

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