Saturday, May 9, 2009

Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls/Sauce

Sweet and Sour Chicken Balls

1 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
3 tbsp. sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp. baking powder
Water to mix

Precook or boil chicken breasts. Cut into small cubes about 1 inch. Dip in batter and deep fry until golden brown.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

2/3 c. sugar
¼ c. ketchup
1 cup water
¼ c. vinegar
½ c. pineapple juice (optional for chicken wings)
2 tsp. cornstarch

Combine sugar, ketchup, vinegar in saucepan; bring to a boil and mix cornstarch with water. Add and simmer 20 to 30 minutes. Pour over or use as a dip.

Chicken Chow Mein

Chicken Chow Mein

Serves 3-4

6 oz. FARKAY CHOW MEIN NOODLES
¾ c. beef, chicken or pork, sliced thin or shrimp
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 tbsp. soy sauce divided
1/8 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. cooking wine (optional) or water
¼ c. water
1 tbsp. oyster sauce
2 tbsp. cooking oil
1 slice fresh ginger (shredded) or 1/8 tsp. ground ginger or 1 clove garlic
½ c. onion, sliced thin
½ c. celery, sliced diagonally
½ c. mushrooms, sliced
1 small green pepper, sliced
1 c. bean sprouts or shredded cabbage
¼ tsp. salt
½ c. consommé
1 scrambled egg, shredded

Marinate meat (shrimp) with pepper, 1 tbsp. soy sauce, sugar, and wine (or 1 tbsp. water) for 10 to 30 minutes. In a separate bowl, prepare the sauce using water, 1 tbsp. oyster sauce and 1 tbsp. soy sauce.
Pour cooking oil into a hot wok or skillet; add ginger or garlic, onions and meat (shrimp), stir-frying about 3 minutes.
Add vegetables, salt, consommé and FARKAY CHOW MEIN NOODLES. Stir-fry and cover, cooking with high heat for 3 minutes. Pour sauce in and bring to boil and mix.
Place cooked FARKAY NOODLES on a deep platter. Garnish with shredded egg.

P.S. I didn't make the sauce as the recipe says with 1 tbsp. oyser sauce and 1 tbsp. soy sauce. Instead I used:

3 tablespoons molasses
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon flour

Just stir all ingredients together in a small bowl.

Asian Dinner for Book Club



Tonight is our book club meeting and it is at the house. We decided to do an Asian theme. Won Ton Soup, Spring Rolls, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice, Honey Garlic Ribs, Chicken Chow Mein and Fortune cookies. I made everything except the Spring Rolls and Derek decorated the table. I believe the book we discussed was Fruit A Book About A Boy and H his Nipples. Great book by the way! Check out all the recipies

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