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Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Deliciousness!!!

Chicken Broccoli Lo Mein


This is one of my favorite meals. I just learned to make it last September. It's from the Fix It and Enjoy It Cookbook.

Put a pot of water to boil for the noodles.

Cube one pound of chicken into about 1" pieces. Fry them in oil. I used olive oil with a drizzle of sesame oil for flavor.

While the chicken is frying, combine 1/4 c. peanut butter, 1/4 c. soy sauce, 1 1/2 Tbsp. brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 1/3 c. hot water, and 2 cloves of garlic, minced in a glass jar with a good lid. Put the lid on and shake until contents are thoroughly mixed.

Once the chicken has cooked for about 5 minutes, add one medium bunch of broccoli, cut into bite sized pieces.

Put the noodles into the boiling water. I used rice noodles, which I adore. They cook almost instantly. If you leave them in too long, they will turn into a glob. It's taken me several tries to learn how to cook them, and they are still not perfect, but much better. My technique is to salt and oil the water, stir them frequently while they are cooking, and drain them by ladling them up and letting it drip off the noodles, then piling them on a plate.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Egg Drop Soup


Tonight I made egg drop soup for the first time. I was inspired to do this by this post: http://kellythekitchenkop.com/?s=egg+drop+soup I saved the bones from a whole chicken that Wayne had fried a couple weeks ago. (I kept them in the freezer until I was ready to use them.)I put the bones of the chicken in a stock pot about half full of water. I had to top up the water twice, but I cooked the bones for three hours. This created my broth. I added four green onions, chopped coarsely, and plenty of salt and pepper. I scrambled four eggs and Wayne poured the eggs through a fork while I whisked like a crazy woman! That was a LOT of eggs! I would just do a couple next time. When I tasted it, it tasted like it had fried wan tons! I guess the flavor from the chicken being fried was imparted. I served it alongside stir fried veggies on a bed of rice. DE-lish! This will definitely be a repeat in our house!