Sunday Stir-fry

I love Chinese takeout.  I love eating with chopsticks straight out of the paper container.  Alas, there is no Chinese takeout in my neck of the woods, so I have to make do with homemade versions.  I still have not figured out the secret to Asian cooking, so I take a lot of help from the store.  There is one particular brand of stir-fry sauce that I like because it is low in sugar content.  It is on the pricier side, so I stock up when the sauce goes to sale.  The rest of the ingredients, well, put in whatever you like!

 

Ingredients:

• 1-1.5 lbs of chicken breast, cubed
• 1 Tbsp of ginger paste
• 1 Tbsp of minced garlic
• 2 Tbsp of Sambal Olek (use less if desired, I like it spicy)
• 1/2 bottle of the Tsang Classic Sauce
• 1 bag of frozen broccoli florets
• 1 can of baby corn
• 1 can of oyster mushrooms
• 2 Tbsp of canola/vegetable oil
• Salt and white pepper (yes, white) to taste
• White sesame seeds (garnish)

Method:

1. Heat oil in a wok.  While the oil heats up, cube chicken

• Fry chicken with salt and pepper till pale golden
• Add ginger, garlic and sambal olek-saute for a few minutes
• Add all the vegetables and saute for 5-10 mins, till the water released from the vegetables has mostly evaporated.

• Add the sauce and saute for another 5-10 mins, till the stir-fry comes to desired consistency.  I like it a little on the runny side–more sauce for rice/noodles !!!

• Garnish with white sesame seeds and serve hot !!!

Super Speedy Stirfry

You have frozen vegetables.  The boring microwave kind that taste more like water filled sponges than anything.  So this is what you do.  With a few ingredients that are either sitting on your pantry shelf or a few bucks at the store, you can get this lovely healthy asian style veggie stirfry.  This is how it goes….

Ingredients

Your choice of frozen veggies-I had carrots, peas, broccoli, waterchestnuts and sugar snap peas.

1/4 cup orange marmalade

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 Tbsp red pepper flakes

1tsp of ground ginger

Adjust salt and pepper at the very end

Garnish with chopped scallions and sesame seeds

Method:

Microwave all the vegetables and warm them through.  Set them aside in a pot.

In the mean time mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and microwave it for 5mins till the jam becomes runny.

Stir in the sauce into the vegetables and simmer for a few minutes till all the vegetables and sauce has combined properly.

Garnish and serve warm with rice or noodles or just as is.