How to Cook Quick & Easy Chinese Recipes : Peeling the Ginger & Garlic for Chinese Stir-Fry Beef

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is gluten-free.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola oil is often cheaper.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: potato starch

Arrowroot is a healthier thickening agent, while potato starch is less expensive.

Peel the ginger using the tips of a knife to remove the skin.

Chop the ginger into thin slices.

Whack the garlic cloves to loosen the skin.

Chop off the top of the garlic and chop it thinly.

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