Stir Fry is quick and easy once you have prepared all the ingredients. Cut ingredients in thin bite-size slices. Marinate meats at least one hour, longer is better. Marinade ingredients include chicken or beef stock, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, chili sauce, corn starch, brown sugar, rice wine or dry sherry. Aromatic mixture consisting of finely chopped herbs and spices that will add flavor and aroma to the stir-fry. Typical aromatics include garlic, scallions, red pepper flakes, shallots, and chili peppers. Add ingredients according to their cooking times. Slower cooking vegetables like asparagus and green beans will be added before faster cooking vegetables like pea pods and tomatoes. Use a high smoking point oil like peanut, safflower, corn, or canola. The technique is to quickly fry the ingredients in a large pan over HIGH HEAT while constantly stirring to preserve flavor, color, and texture of the food and keep the vegetables crisp. Once you get your pan hot... you can't stop.