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Simple Saturday (1/26/08)
The chicken recipe is from this book. The corn recipe is from this book. The potatoes are something I've made several times in the past. Everything here is pretty simple to make and quick to cook.
Ginger-soy Chicken
3 tbsps vegetable oil (I used peanut oil)
1 1/4 lbs chicken breasts cut into thin strips
salt and fresh ground black pepper
2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
6 scallions, cut into 2-inch lengths, the cut lengthwise into thin matchsticks
1/4 cup tamari
3 tbsps honey
1 head of iceberg lettuce, core removed and shredded (this, I didn't use)
Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the vegetable oil. Add the chicken and season with a little salt and lots of black pepper. Stir-fry until the chicken is all white, then add the ginger, gralic and red pepper flakes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the scallions and stir-fry for another minute. Add the tamari and honey to form a glaze for the chicken. Remove from heat and serve on a bed of lettuce, if desired.
I didn't have any tamari, so I used regualr soy sauce, so I'm sure it's not quite the same.
Fried Corn with Green Chile
3 cups of corn (fresh or thawed frozen)
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
3 tbsps unsalted butter (I only used two, still very good butter taste)
1 can (4oz) diced green chiles
salt and pepper to taste
In a large pan, saute the corn and onions in butter until tender. Then stir in the green chiles. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Potatoes>
I just quarted up some small red potatoes, sprayed with some olive oil and sprinkled with salt. Then I drizzled some low-fat sesame ginger salad dressing over each of the potatoes, put them in a 400 F oven for about 20 minutes (or until done) and then broiled them for about 3.
You can also just microwave the quarted potatoes for about 10 minutes, then add the salad dressing and broil about two minutes on each side.
Everything was good. Next time I try the corn I might add some jalapenos to kick up the spice level.
Simple Saturday (1/26/08)
The chicken recipe is from this book. The corn recipe is from this book. The potatoes are something I've made several times in the past. Everything here is pretty simple to make and quick to cook.
Ginger-soy Chicken
3 tbsps vegetable oil (I used peanut oil)
1 1/4 lbs chicken breasts cut into thin strips
salt and fresh ground black pepper
2-inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and minced
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
6 scallions, cut into 2-inch lengths, the cut lengthwise into thin matchsticks
1/4 cup tamari
3 tbsps honey
1 head of iceberg lettuce, core removed and shredded (this, I didn't use)
Heat a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the vegetable oil. Add the chicken and season with a little salt and lots of black pepper. Stir-fry until the chicken is all white, then add the ginger, gralic and red pepper flakes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the scallions and stir-fry for another minute. Add the tamari and honey to form a glaze for the chicken. Remove from heat and serve on a bed of lettuce, if desired.
I didn't have any tamari, so I used regualr soy sauce, so I'm sure it's not quite the same.
Fried Corn with Green Chile
3 cups of corn (fresh or thawed frozen)
1/2 cup diced yellow onion
3 tbsps unsalted butter (I only used two, still very good butter taste)
1 can (4oz) diced green chiles
salt and pepper to taste
In a large pan, saute the corn and onions in butter until tender. Then stir in the green chiles. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Potatoes>
I just quarted up some small red potatoes, sprayed with some olive oil and sprinkled with salt. Then I drizzled some low-fat sesame ginger salad dressing over each of the potatoes, put them in a 400 F oven for about 20 minutes (or until done) and then broiled them for about 3.
You can also just microwave the quarted potatoes for about 10 minutes, then add the salad dressing and broil about two minutes on each side.
Everything was good. Next time I try the corn I might add some jalapenos to kick up the spice level.