Very popular item in my household. Partly because it's quick and easy, partly because you can use almost any meat or veggie combination, and mostly because it's delicious.
All you need to make anything taste like Asian cuisine is sesame oil, crushed red pepper or garlic and red pepper paste, and wheat-free tamari(soy sauce). The oil, and paste can be purchased at any Asian market for way cheaper than in regular groceries and it's fun to peruse the aisles. The tamari can be found at most health food stores like Rainbow Blossom. The crushed red pepper flakes can be purchased anywhere but taste best when the cayenne peppers were harvested from your own garden, dried, and then crushed as needed. I've even made my own garlic and chili paste with rave reviews.
Standard recipe:
1 cup of dry rice, I prefer Lundberg any type (the more fiber the better)
2 cups of water
Bring the water to a boil, add rice, bring back to a boil, reduce heat to a low simmer, tilt lid to vent steam, and cook for the time suggested. If water is absorbed at the end of the cooking time turn off the heat, fluff the rice with a fork, and cover with lid for 5 minutes or until ready to eat. Have ready the ingredients below:
1 lb of boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
1 whole onion roughly chopped
1 head of broccoli cut into bite sized pieces
2 carrots sliced on the diagonal to 1/8 an inch
2 celery stalks roughly chopped
1 green pepper roughly chopped
Canola Oil
Sesame Oil
Crushed Red Pepper
Wheat-Free Tamari
Start by heating the skillet to high with about 2-4 Tablespoons of canola oil or another high-heat oil like sunflower or safflower. Add the chicken and stir till just browned then remove and set aside for later. Add the onion and stir for a couple of minutes, followed by the carrots, broccoli, celery, and green pepper stirring each item for a couple of minutes before adding the next. When you add the green pepper also return the chicken to the pan and stir till cooked. Reduce the heat to medium-high and add about 2 teaspoons of sesame oil, stir, a sprinkling of crushed red pepper, stir, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of minced ginger are optional at this time, stir, and 4 Tablespoons of Tamari, stir and enjoy over rice.
Serves 2-4, or 2 with lunch for tomorrow.
