Lately, so many of my days have been spent traveling in snowstorms at near zero degree weather. When I finally get home at the end of the day I love to put on my comfortable sweatshirt, warm sweats and my super comfy Uggs slippers. Comfort food is a central part of my evenings — it gives me a feeling of coziness and security.
With less activity than in the spring and summer, I can feel my pants starting to get a bit tighter — and my stomach flab is starting to expand underneath my sweatshirt. Though others cant see it, I know its there, and I feel less energetic and tired more quickly than before.
Especially on winter days, its hard to look forward to eating cold or bland healthy foods like a salad or steamed vegetables. Many of us resort to making warm meals like cheesy pasta, Maggi noodles, creamy curry and rice, or heating up a frozen pizza. And warm bread always comforts on a cold night. OR we order out, and ordering out never is really healthy. Continuing to eat these foods will make it impossible to get rid of the stomach flab under your sweatshirt.
My latest cooking video shows you how to make a hot delicious Asian Stir Fry. It’s perfect to warm you up on a cold winter night and start to get the winter stomach flab under your sweater off. Its easy and takes only minutes to make — it’s a perfect weeknight meal.
Asian Stir Fry
I use shrimp, but chicken, beef, tofu or eggplant can be used instead
Asian Shrimp Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 red, dry chilies (add more if you like it spicy)
- 1/4 cup peanuts
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 yellow onion, cut lengthwise
- 12 ounces large shrimp (31-40 per pound), or chicken, beef, tofu or eggplant cut in cubes
- 1 tomato chopped
- 1/2 cup green beans
- 1/2 each green, yellow red and orange bell pepper, chopped lengthwise and then in half
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons kung pao sauce, (spicy hot preferred)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/4 pound thin spaghetti, cooked (optional)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium heat for a minute
- Add dried chilies and cook until medium brown (~30 seconds)
- Add peanuts, garlic and onions and cook until onions are a light brown, about 5-10 minutes
- Add shrimp (or alternative) and mix together, coating with oil
- A minute later, add green beans and mix together
- A minute later, add tomatoes and mix together
- After 5 minutes, add the sauces
- Add noodles and mix together
- Serve in a bowl, loading it with veggies and shrimp or the alternatives, and less with noodles
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