Overview
Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat is a cooking recipe in Starsand Island that combines leafy greens with processed meat for a hearty, well-balanced meal. The dish requires 2 Cabbage and 2 Meat Bites, and it cooks on a Campfire or Gas Stove in 54 seconds.
Each serving restores 63 stamina, placing it in the mid-range of recovery values among the 80 Campfire and Gas Stove recipes. It does not grant any special buff, but the moderate ingredient cost and quick cooking time make it a solid everyday meal for farming, mining, and exploration. The dish sells for 94 Coins, which is more than double what you would get from selling the raw Cabbage alone.
The recipe is categorized as an Exploration recipe, meaning it is obtained by finding and opening a treasure chest in the overworld rather than purchasing it from a shop or completing a profession trial. multiple entries indicate the recipe chest can be found in or near the Happiness Seed Shop.
Recipe Details
Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
Recipe Name | Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat |
Ingredients | Cabbage x2, Meat Bites x2 |
Cooking Station | |
Cooking Time | 54 seconds |
Stamina Restored | +63 |
Buff | None |
Sell Price | 94 Coins |
Recipe Source | Exploration (treasure chest) |
Where to Get the Recipe
The Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat recipe is found inside a treasure chest located in or near the Happiness Seed Shop. You need to discover and open this chest before the recipe appears in your cooking menu. The recipe is classified as an Exploration recipe, so it cannot be purchased from Aureleaf Kitchen or earned through profession trials.
When you arrive in Starsand Town, make it a priority to check the area around the Happiness Seed Shop for treasure chests. Opening the correct chest will add this recipe to your cookbook permanently. Since Cabbage Seeds are also sold at the same shop, you can pick up both the recipe and the seeds for one of its key ingredients in a single trip.
Ingredient Sourcing
Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat requires two different ingredients, each needing 2 units per dish. Both are accessible early in the game, though they come from different supply chains.
Cabbage
Cabbage is a vegetable crop that grows during Summer and Autumn. You need 2 Cabbage per dish. Here is how to obtain a steady supply.
Seeds: Cabbage Seeds are sold by Graminova at the Happiness Seed Shop for 65 Coins per seed bag. You must reach the Apprentice Farmer tier to unlock them.
Growth time: 1 day. Cabbage is one of the fastest-growing crops in the game.
Yield: 4 Cabbage per harvest (single harvest, then replant). One harvest gives you enough for 2 dishes.
Seasons: Summer and Autumn (56 total growing days across both seasons).
Plot type: Grows on regular Farmland or in Planting Boxes. No special soil required.
Grinder: At Senior Farmer tier, you can use the Grinder to convert harvested Cabbage back into seeds, creating a self-sustaining seed supply.
Meat Bites
Meat Bites are a processed ingredient made at the Separator. You need 2 Meat Bites per dish. Meat Bites cannot be farmed directly; they are produced by processing raw meat.
Production: Place any type of raw meat (Pork, Fowl, Mutton, or Beef) into the Separator. The device processes it almost instantly and outputs Meat Bites.
Raw meat sources: Buy raw meat from Zerine's General Store in the Ingredients section. Prices are: Pork (40 Coins), Fowl (40 Coins), Mutton (51 Coins), Beef (60 Coins).
Cheapest option: Pork and Fowl are tied at 40 Coins each, making them the most cost-effective raw meat to process into Meat Bites.
Separator blueprint: The Separator blueprint is included in the Equipment Blueprint Pack from Zerine's General Store. Craft the Separator at a Worktable using Stone, Softwood, and Fiber.
Animal farming: Later in the game, you can raise animals on your ranch to produce raw meat without buying it from the shop, reducing your ingredient costs to zero.
Profitability
Cooking Cabbage and Meat Bites into Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat adds value compared to selling the raw ingredients separately. The table below breaks down the numbers using the cheapest meat option (Pork or Fowl at 40 Coins each).
Method | Revenue | Ingredient Cost | Net Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
Sell 2 raw Cabbage + 2 Meat Bites | 84 Coins (44 + 40) | 130 Coins (65 seed + ~40 meat + ~25 meat) | Negative |
Cook Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat | 94 Coins | Varies (see below) | Varies |
The raw ingredient costs depend heavily on how you source your materials. Buying both Cabbage Seeds (65 Coins) and raw meat (40 Coins minimum for Pork or Fowl) from shops makes the total input cost higher than the 94 Coin sell price. This means Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat is not a strong profit recipe when all ingredients are purchased from vendors.
However, the dish becomes cost-effective under several conditions. If you grow Cabbage on your own farm, the only real cost is the 65 Coin seed (which yields 4 Cabbage, enough for 2 dishes). If you also raise animals for raw meat, the Meat Bites cost drops to zero. In that scenario, a single 65 Coin seed bag produces enough Cabbage for 2 dishes that sell for 188 Coins total, yielding a net profit of 123 Coins.
For pure profit maximization, higher-tier recipes like Yangzhou Fried Rice (744 Coins), Ruby Borscht (620 Coins), or Spicy Boiled Beef (600 Coins) are far more profitable. Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat is best viewed as an early-to-mid game utility recipe: quick to cook, simple to source, and practical for keeping your stamina topped up during busy farming or exploration days.
Related Recipes
Several other recipes share ingredients with Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat. The tables below show recipes that use Cabbage or Meat Bites.
Recipes Using Cabbage
Recipe | Ingredients | Time | Sell Price | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cabbage x1, Water Spinach x1 | 31s | +44 | 52 Coins | ||
59s | +74 | 126 Coins |
Recipes Using Meat Bites
Recipe | Ingredients | Time | Sell Price | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meat Bites x2, Flour x3 | 29s | +55 | 77 Coins | Island Life | |
Flour x1, Meat Bites x1, Egg x1 | 28s | +55 | 77 Coins | ||
Flour x4, Meat Bites x3 | 52s | +69 | 110 Coins | ||
Rice x1, Meat Bites x2, Egg x1 | 53s | +78 | 141 Coins | ||
Mint x1, Tomato x2, Meat Bites x3 | 146s | +174 | 620 Coins | ||
Egg x2, Rice x4, Corn x2, Meat Bites x3 | 148s | +192 | 744 Coins | ||
Eldergrain x2, Meat Bites x2, Flour x3 | 90s | HP restore | 171 Coins | Explorer rank |
Tips
Carry several servings of Stir-Fried Vegetables with Meat when heading out to explore or mine. The 63 stamina recovery per serving is enough to keep you going without needing to return home.
Pick up the recipe chest near the Happiness Seed Shop early. Since Cabbage Seeds are sold at the same shop, you can unlock both the recipe and its key ingredient in one visit.
Use Pork or Fowl (40 Coins each) as your raw meat source for Meat Bites. They are the cheapest options at Zerine's General Store and produce the same Meat Bites as the more expensive Mutton (51 Coins) and Beef (60 Coins).
Since each Cabbage harvest yields 4 heads and the recipe only needs 2, every harvest gives you enough Cabbage for 2 dishes. Cook both batches to maximize your food output per seed.
If you need a stronger stamina food, consider upgrading to Sweet and Sour Cabbage (2x Vinegar, 2x Cabbage), which restores 74 stamina and sells for 126 Coins. It requires Vinegar (brewed from Potato at the Brewing Barrel) but uses the same amount of Cabbage.
For late-game Meat Bites recipes with higher returns, save your Meat Bites for Yangzhou Fried Rice (744 Coins, +192 stamina) or Ruby Borscht (620 Coins, +174 stamina). Both use 3 Meat Bites but sell for significantly more.
Build multiple Campfires or Gas Stoves to cook several dishes in parallel. At 54 seconds per dish, cooking a large batch on a single station takes a while.