Friday, March 18, 2011

Stupendous Stir Fry

Stupendous Stir Fry

Ingredients:

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 oz bag frozen mixed veggies or Asian veggies
1/2 cup Teriyaki sauce
1 T brown sugar
2 T rice wine vinegar
chopped garlic, as needed (1-2 T)
1 cup rice, cooked

Special equipment:
Wok

Directions:

1. In a zip lock bag, combine Teriyaki, brown sugar, and rice wine
2. Dice up chicken into bite sized pieces. Place in sauce mixture for 10-20 minutes
3. Cook rice
4. In a large sauté pan or wok, cook chicken. Halfway, add garlic (as much or little as you want). When almost done, add veggies to cook through
5. Serve over rice


Serves 4-6

Kickin' Chicken Salad

Kickin' Chicken Salad

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup vinegar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 T dill relish
1 T brown sugar

1. Fill a large stock pot with water, but do not completely fill
2. Add vinegar and chicken
3. Cook over medium heat until chicken is done (chicken will float when done)
4. Cut chicken into small pieces
5. In a large bowl, mix relish, mayonnaise and sugar. Add cut chicken and mix
6. This does not need to be refrigerated before serving, but can be if you choose to


Serving preference:

4 English muffins
8 slices provolone cheese
Hungarian paprika

1. Slice English muffins in half and line on a cookie sheet
2. Toast English muffins under a broiler until lightly browned
3. Cover each half with a large spoonful of chicken salad
4. Top each piece with a slice of cheese
5. Lightly sprinkle paprika over cheese
6. Place cookie sheet back in oven to melt cheese before serving


Serves 4-6

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Amazingly Awesome Ice Cream

Amazingly Awesome Ice Cream

Ingredients:
2 large eggs
3/4 sugar
2 cups whipping cream
1 cup whole milk

Special equipment:
Ice cream maker

1. In a large bowl, mix eggs until well blended with a wire whisk
2. Add sugar to eggs
3. Blend in milk and whipping cream
4. Refrigerate for one hour
5. Prepare ice cream maker
6. If using an electric maker, turn on maker before adding mix. If using a hand mixer, add mix and begin.
7. Mix until ice cream has formed (will take about 45 minutes)
8. Chill for one hour before serving


Yields 1.25 quarts


Flavor alternatives

Mint Chocolate chip
1 t peppermint extract
6 drops green food coloring
1 c mini chocolate chips

Add extract and food coloring into mix before blending. Add chips into mix just before it is done to blend in.


White Russian
1/2 coffee liqueur

Add liqueur to mix before blending. Because of the alcohol content, ice cream will not fully freeze when done (it will remain on the soft side).



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