Oriental Salad ~ Chinese

Ingredients:

capellini pasta, cooked, drained
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, grilled, thinly sliced
2 carrots, thinly sliced
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup bean sprouts
1/4 cup red peppers, finely chopped
1/2 cup oriental sesame dressing
2 green onions, sliced


Method:

Toss all ingredients except dressing and onions in large bowl. Add dressing; mix lightly.

Sprinkle with the green onions.

Enjoy...

Chicken Fried Rice ~ Chinese

Serves 6


Ingredients:

1 tablespoon Oil
1 Egg, slightly beaten
2 tablespoons Oil
1 cup chicken, finely diced
1 medium onion, finely diced
1/2 cup carrots, finely diced
1/2 cup bamboo shoots, finely diced
1/2 cup celery, finely diced
1 cup fresh bean sprouts
1/2 cup frozen peas (opt)
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (opt)
4 cups cooked rice (short grain)
Soy sauce
Salt & Pepper


Method:

1. Cut up and prepare all ingredients. Reserve.

2. Heat wok up with 1 tablespoon oil and fry egg into a thin sheet. Remove to plate and reserve.

3. Add 2 tablespoons more oil to wok. Heat until smoking. Stir fry chicken and onion together until cooked.

4. Add bean sprouts, peas, celery. Stir and cook for 2 minutes with wok covered. Uncover wok, add all the rest of the vegetables. Stir fry and cook covered for 2 additional minutes.

5. Add cooked rice, season with salt, pepper, soy sauce. Reduce heat to medium. Take your turner and break up clumps of rice as finely as possible. Make sure rice takes up soy sauce and does not remain white.

6. Keep stir-frying until all rice is broken up and heated through. Shut heat off. Cut up sheet of egg into small pieces and stir into rice, or remove rice to serving platter and garnish with egg slivers.


Enjoy...

Sesame & Lime Chicken

Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 10 min.
Serves 4


Ingredients:

4 chicken breat fillets, cut into bite size strips
2 stalks lemon grass, finely chopped
Finely grated rind of 1 lime and the juice of 2 limes
4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
225g shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons thai fish sauce
2 teaspoons light brown muscovado sugar
1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
2 tablespoons oil
1 tabelspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
a little extra oil for stir frying
chilli curls to garnish (optional)
lime edges and steamed rice, to serve


Method:

Mix together all the ingredients in a large non-metalic bowl. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for 2-3 hours.

Wipe the surface of a large wok with a little oil and place over high heat until smoking hot.

Stir-fry the chicken mixture, a few pieces at a time, for 3-4 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.

Return all the chicken to the wok and toss together over the heat for 1 minute.

Garnish with chilli, if wished. Serve immediately, with lime wedges and plain steamed rice.

Enjoy...


Tip:

The juice of fresh lime is an excellent source of vitamin C, and a good tenderising marinade for meat and fish.

Sweet and Sour Chicken ~ Huda

Huda.. a warm, loving, caring person, a good friend and an excellent cook..

One of her recipes... very simple and very easy to make...

Serves 4

Preperation time:10 Min
Cooking time:10 Min
Ready in:20 Min

Ingredients:

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup sliced green bell pepper
1/2 cup sliced red bell pepper
1 cup carrot strips
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, juice reserved
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Method:

Brown chicken in oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add green bell pepper, red bell pepper, carrot and garlic and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes.

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and soy sauce and mix together; pour mixture into the skillet, along with the pineapple and liquid, vinegar, sugar and ginger. Stir together and bring to a full boil.

can serve with either noodles or with steamed rice.


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