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Cooking time: 25 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions
The water chestnuts add a nice, fresh crunch. I used both red and yellow cherry tomatoes.
Stir-Fried Chicken with Snow Peas Preparation and cooking time: 25 minutes2 chicken breasts
4oz (125gr) snow peas (mangetout)
4oz (125gr) cherry or grape tomatoes, any color
4oz (125gr) water chestnuts 1 can or tin
1 onion
2 ribs celery, optional
2 cloves garlic
2 tsp minced, fresh ginger
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp soy sauce
1 cup (8oz, 240ml) chicken stock
1 tbs cornstarch (corn flour, maizena)
1 tbs sherry
1 tbs water
Brown rice
Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Mince garlic. Peel a small section of ginger, cut into thin slices, then mince. Cut onion into quarters, lengthwise, then slice thinly. Trim snow peas and cut in half at an angle. Open and drain water chestnuts, slice. Slice celery at an angle.
Heat oil in large skillet. Add onion and sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic, ginger, snow peas, water chestnuts, celery and sauté 5 minutes longer. Remove vegetables to a plate. Add chicken to skillet and sauté 5 minutes. Add soy sauce, stock, cover and simmer 5 minutes.
Uncover, return vegetables to skillet and increase heat.
To finish: Dissolve cornstarch in sherry and water.
Add to skillet and stir until thickened. Add the cherry tomatoes and stir well. Remove from heat, cover and let rest for a minutes or two to finish the tomatoes.
Spoon over rice and serve.
Brown Rice
1/2 cup brown rice, quick cooking
1 tsp butter
1 cup chicken stock
Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Add rice and sauté, stirring for 1 - 2 minutes. Add stock or water. Cook rice for length of time on package. When done fluff with fork and serve.
1 - 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries
1/4 cup (2oz, 60gr) mascarpone
Rinse strawberries. With your fingers, pull the stem end and leaves off. That's it, you're done. When ready to serve, put them into pretty, individual glass dishes and put a dollop of mascarpone on top.
Cooking schedule: 25 minutes |
Add onions, stir-fry |
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