Wednesday 17 October 2012

Dinner for two

Last night i decided to try give a shot at making a Chinese meal. I have scouted around for a good fried rice recipe, chili chicken recipe and something to have as vegetable. Here is what we had for dinner.


Egg Fried Rice
Ingredients:
1 C Rice
1 C Frozen peas
4 Eggs
2 Tbs Light Soy sauce
Oil
Salt and pepper

Instructions:
Cook the rice completely and let it cool.
Beat the eggs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Fry it in a little bit of oil like scrambled eggs. and set aside.
in 1Tbs oil fry the cooked rice for a few minutes.
Add the frozen peas. It will get cooked quickly once in the pan.
Add the soy sauce little at a time and mix well.
Add the eggs and season the rice if needed.



Chili Chicken
Ingredients:
600 lb of chicken breast
4-6 Tbs Cornflour
1 Onions, small
1 Green Pepper, diced
2 Tsp Pepper Powder
4 Tsp Garlic
2 Tsp Ginger
6 Green chili,
3 Tsp Chili Sauce
2 Tbs Soy Sauce
Salt to Taste
Oil

Instructions:
Marinate the chicken with half the amount of ginger, garlic, pepper, soy sauce, red chili sauce and all the green chili chopped fine. Leave aside for about 30 - 60 mins.
Use small onions and cut into quarters and separate the piece. Saute this with the remaining ginger and garlic.
After a few mins add the green pepper and fry.
Add the chicken and on high heat fry until the chicken is almost done.
Add the soy sauce. and fry for a few minutes.
Add the cornflour and mix well.
Add salt to taste



Spinach Stir fry
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp dark sesame oil/ Olive Oil
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 lb fresh spinach
1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp Pepper
Salt to taste

Instructions:
Soaked the spinach in water to clean, drain the excess water, cut the large stems and roughly chop the leaves. I like to leave them as is.
Heat the oil, and fry the garlic.
Add the spinach and cook until the spinach begins to wilt.
Add the Soy Sauce and give it a good stir.
Remove from heat and sprinkle the sesame seeds.


Bon Appétit 

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