random recipes and the like
Monday, November 21, 2005
Rice Noodles with Sesame-Ginger Flank Steak
I just tried this one tonight. Everyone seemed to like it...
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Ingredients:
1/3 cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 and 1/2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
1 (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch strips
1 and 1/2 cups shredded carrot
1 and 1/2 cups sugar snap peas
1 cup of 1/4-inch slices of red bell pepper strips
1/2 sup fresh bean sprouts
4 cups hot cooked rice noodles (roughly 8 ounces uncooked noodles)
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
Directions:
1. Combine the first 8 ingredients in a separate bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over a medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the sesame seed oil to the pan. Add half of the steak, saute for 4 minutes or until browned. Remove steak from pan.
3. Repeat step two with remaining oil and steak.
4. Add vinegar mixture from step 1, carrot, peas, bell pepper, and sprouts to pan. Cook and stir for 3 minutes.
5. Return steak to pan. Add noodles, cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
6. Sprinkle with onions and sesame seeds.
7. Serve and enjoy.
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It makes a pretty generous amount of food. I doubled the recipe and it over-fed four college men.
Hope you guys like it.
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Ingredients:
1/3 cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 and 1/2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
1 (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch strips
1 and 1/2 cups shredded carrot
1 and 1/2 cups sugar snap peas
1 cup of 1/4-inch slices of red bell pepper strips
1/2 sup fresh bean sprouts
4 cups hot cooked rice noodles (roughly 8 ounces uncooked noodles)
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
Directions:
1. Combine the first 8 ingredients in a separate bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over a medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon of the sesame seed oil to the pan. Add half of the steak, saute for 4 minutes or until browned. Remove steak from pan.
3. Repeat step two with remaining oil and steak.
4. Add vinegar mixture from step 1, carrot, peas, bell pepper, and sprouts to pan. Cook and stir for 3 minutes.
5. Return steak to pan. Add noodles, cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
6. Sprinkle with onions and sesame seeds.
7. Serve and enjoy.
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It makes a pretty generous amount of food. I doubled the recipe and it over-fed four college men.
Hope you guys like it.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
In-a-Pinch Moo Shu Chicken
This is a recipe for Moo Shu Chicken. It's not too difficult, although it will require some time.
Aimee and I decided to start with this recipe because we both really like it and we both love to cook it.
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This recipe is actually pretty simple. The only tricky part is the first paragraph. You'll be just fine after that part of it.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 eggs
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast or chicken tenderloins
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
4 cups packaged cabbage-and-carrot coleslaw
3/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
flour tortillas
Directions
Take the frozen chicken (it actually will be easier if the chicken is frozen) and put it in your blender. Yes, I realize that's a disgusting concept, but trust me on this one. Anyway, puree the poultry. The more frightening the consistency, the better off you are. (NOTE: make sure to give yourself plenty of time for this. It's not an easy task. It is, however, well worth it.)
If you have finished this step, take a small break and do a little victory dance. The worst is over.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic, and ginger; cook roughly 3 minutes, stirring to crumble.
Stir in coleslaw, onions, salt, and pepper; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in hoisin.
Open a whole in the mixture about the size of your fist in the center of the pan. Crack the two eggs and cook them in the middle of that Moo Shu goodness. After they've been thoroughly cooked, be sure to stir the egg into the rest of the food.
Warm tortillas according to package directions. Load the chicken into the center of the tortilla. Roll up. Eat lots.
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That's the first of many recipes. Be sure to check back for new ones.
Aimee and I decided to start with this recipe because we both really like it and we both love to cook it.
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This recipe is actually pretty simple. The only tricky part is the first paragraph. You'll be just fine after that part of it.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 eggs
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast or chicken tenderloins
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
4 cups packaged cabbage-and-carrot coleslaw
3/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
flour tortillas
Directions
Take the frozen chicken (it actually will be easier if the chicken is frozen) and put it in your blender. Yes, I realize that's a disgusting concept, but trust me on this one. Anyway, puree the poultry. The more frightening the consistency, the better off you are. (NOTE: make sure to give yourself plenty of time for this. It's not an easy task. It is, however, well worth it.)
If you have finished this step, take a small break and do a little victory dance. The worst is over.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, garlic, and ginger; cook roughly 3 minutes, stirring to crumble.
Stir in coleslaw, onions, salt, and pepper; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in hoisin.
Open a whole in the mixture about the size of your fist in the center of the pan. Crack the two eggs and cook them in the middle of that Moo Shu goodness. After they've been thoroughly cooked, be sure to stir the egg into the rest of the food.
Warm tortillas according to package directions. Load the chicken into the center of the tortilla. Roll up. Eat lots.
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That's the first of many recipes. Be sure to check back for new ones.
