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So... What is for Dinner?..:)
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DormaNesbit
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Tortellini with Fresh Tomato Basil Sauce
jiminy.cricket
Well-Known Member
Spaghetti
MouseMadness
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Sure..I will as soon as we get done with dinner (leftovers) I made a ton.
**Edit to add:**
Here ya go! =)
**Recipe**
General Tso's Chicken
Sauce:
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp minced ginger root
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce (dark)
1/4 dry red wine
1 1/2 cup hot chicken broth
Orange food coloring if desired for color
Meat:
3 lbs. boneless chicken thighs, cut into chunks
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 egg, beaten
1 cup cornstarch
Vegetable oil for deep frying
1 cup sliced green onions (with tops)
16 small dried hot peppers
Mix 1/2 cup cornstarch with water. Add Garlic, ginger,sugar, 1/2 cup soy sauce. Stir until sugar dissolves.Add remaining sauce ingredients, stir, refrigerate until needed. (Food coloring can be added to hot chicken broth)
In a large bowl, mix chicken, 1/4 cup soy sauce and white pepper. Stir in egg then add 1 cup cornstarch and mix until well coated. (it will be sticky, you can add a little oil to help seperate pieces) Deep fry in small batches at 350 until crispy. Drain on paper towels.
Add 1 tbsp. oil to skillet or wok and heat until hot add onions and peppers and stir-fry 30- 45 seconds. Stir in sauce (whisk again before adding to skillet as the cornstarch will settle to the bottom.) Let sauce thicken (it does very quickly once it begins so whisk well) Add chicken and simmer 5 minutes.
Vegetable Lo Mein
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4- 1/2 cup oyster sauce (start with 1/4 add more to taste, if needed)
1/4 cup Soy sauce
1/2 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tbsp. Sugar
16 ounce box spaghetti
1 tsp minced fresh garlic
2 medium carrots, juliene (little larger than matchstick)
6 or 8 green onions (tops included) cut in half then into strips lengthwise
1/4 medium cabbage cut into thin strips
1/2 can water chestnuts sliced into thin strips
1/2 small onion, cut into thin strips
1/2 - 1 tbsp dark sesame oil
Have all ingredients cut and measured before you start
Sauce-
Whisk sauce ingredients in a medium bowl until blended.
Cook pasta according to pacakge directions, drain rinse with cold water.
Heat a large skillet or wok on on high until hot but not smoking. Add oil, coat pan.
Add vegetables and stir 1 minute. Add sauce stirring occasionally 2 minutes or until thickened. Add pasta and coat well. Remove from heat.
Fried Rice
Basmati or Indian Rice Cooked according to directions, refrigerated to cool and when ready to fry add a little oil to keep rice from sticking together
2 medium carrots, diced
1/2 small onion, diced
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 tbsp soy sauce Or more to taste
2 eggs, scrambled
white pepper
salt to taste
Steam carrot, onions & garlic, drain and set aside.
Scramble egg.
Add 1 tbsp oil to wok or pan (you can use sesame oil instead of vegetable oil for more flavor) add rice, soy, veggies, egg, salt & pepper adding more to taste. Stir fry until sauce is coated and rice is "fried" Stir to prevent sticking. I never measure with this recipe so be flexible and taste alot as it cooks.. lol
**The rice & noodle recipe is best to taste because I have changed the amounts depending on how many people I am feeding.
(This is for about 1 1/2 cups rice 3 cups water ratio servings and about 20 ounces or so noodles.**
I would love to try all these! But not at the same time :lookaroun :lol: Unless somebody wants to work "clean up crew" for me afterwards! :dazzle:
DisneyGigi
Well-Known Member
:slurp: sounds much better than my grilled chicken for tonight!
That has to be the worst part of cooking.. the dreaded clean up. I did con the DH into helping with that one though. :lol:
k.hunter30
New Member
Haven't cooked in quite a while. Tonight I'm making tilapia, couscous, and a TBD veggie...
k.hunter30
New Member
Well, we have yet to be home before 8:30 p.m. any day this week and half of last week. When weeks like this happen, we usually eat out, unfortuntaly. Or we don't eat dinner and make popcorn or something when we get home. It's sad... I know.So...does dh cook then or do you just eat out?
I am so nosey..
DH does cook--he's actually very good. But neither of us have been home, so neither of us have had the chance. I'd say DH cooks dinner 30-40 percent of the time. It's a great treat!
Aw..That stinks about all the late nights..
Great though that he does cook...
Drew can make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich..:lol:
k.hunter30
New Member
:ROFLOL:Aw..That stinks about all the late nights..
Great though that he does cook...
Drew can make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich..:lol:
DH makes pasta PERFECTLY! If I'm ever making a dish that includes any type of pasta, I ask him to help out for that one part. It's the perfect "al-dente"-ness... (Yeah... totally made up that word!)
I think he made Kraft cheese and macaroni...once....and the macaroni was kinda rubbery...:lol:
Going out tonight...Muffalettas and Onion rings...YUMMO!
partyoffour
New Member
shrimp stir fry !!! YUMMY
DisneyGigi
Well-Known Member
Today was canning day so ham & cheese sandwiches tonight and sampling of the salsa we canned with tortilla chips.
DormaNesbit
Member
Last night it was corn dogs and fries at the Blue Rocks game!