Eastern Chicken Chow Mein

Winner Winner Chicken Chow Mein Dinner!

Cash in on this Chicken Chow Mein dinner Fo’ Show! It’s got everything you want in this recipe; vegetables, chicken, rice and Crispy noodles. Yep, that’s what I’m talking about. Now, if you’re wondering why I’m referencing “Eastern” Chicken Chow Mein for this recipe and you missed my other post about “Western” Chow Mein, you can CLICK RIGHT HERE to read up on the differences between the two and how Lo Mein fits in with all the confusion. Otherwise, let’s move on shall we.

Traditionally, Chicken Chow Mein is serve with a ton a vegetables over rice, topped with crispy noodles. If that’s what you are looking for, then you came to the right place. This recipe has all of that, and I’m happy to say that and more. But this Chicken Chow Mein recipe doesn’t necessarily have to have chicken in it at all if you prefer a substitutions. Tofu is an excellent source of protein and it’s used in Chinese cooking constantly. So if you’re leaning that way, don’t be shy because this recipe is great with Tofu too. Personally I even prefer using shrimp when I’ve got it. Nothing like some wild Browns!

Chicken Chow Mein Ingredients:

2 cups of rice
2 cups Crispy Noodles
4 boneless Chicken thighs (chicken breast,shrimp or tofu)

2 Celery Stocks
1 cup Shitake Mushrooms
1 cup Bean Sprouts
1 can Water chestnuts
1 hand full String Peas
1/2 chopped Onion

3 cups Chicken stock
1/3 cup corn starch
1/4 cup Soy Sauce
2 tsp Sesame Oil
1 tsp fresh chopped Ginger
1 tbsp sugar (optional)
peanut oil for cooking

Cook the Chicken thoroughly, salt and pepper to taste
Mix 2 cups of Chicken stock with soy and sugar on low heat in a seperate pan
Mix 1 cup of Chicken stock with corn starch in a seperate bowl
Stir fry all the vegetables, add chicken, then stock with soy and bring to a boil
Add Chicken stock with Corn starch
Add Sesame Oil and Ginger and serve

For an added bonus, I like to top off this recipe with a shake of Tempura Dipping sauce, made by Kikkoman. I hope you enjoy this Eastern Chicken Chow Mein recipe as much as I do.

Chicken Tenders

Chicken Tenders is where it’s at!

Chicken Tenders are so much better than McNuggets! Why would you even torture your children with such rubble, convenience? Shame on you! Though I can relate to the quick stroll through a drive through, I just can’t feed my children crap anymore. In fact the only reason I’m redoing my fried chicken recipe here with you today, other than it’s fantastic, is because of the constant controversy and up roar Micky D’s is always in. A franchise that size shouldn’t be under that much scrutiny and proverbial gun fire if there truly wasn’t anything wrong with their food. It’s sad. I’ve always liked McDonald’s, enough anyway. I’m not that picky when it comes to a burger joint though. I’ll hit them all. But now with GMO’s added to the conspiracy theories, how can we trust any major franchise to make our food?

Chicken Tenders are so easy to make and as always, they taste delicious. So step into my office, and let’s once again nail down another easy gourmet recipe!

Chicken Tenders Ingredients:

1 chicken breast
1 cup of flour
1 tbsp crab boil seasoning
1 tsp sage
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cumin
1 tbsp black pepper
1 egg
1/4 cup Whipping Cream
Peanut oil for frying

Cut the chicken breast into 3/8 inch slices
Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl
Whisk the egg and whipping cream together
Coat the chicken first in the dry ingredients then in the egg wash and back in the dry ingredients again.
Fry at 375 degrees until the chicken tenders float to the top and turn golden brown.

Homemade Guacamole

More, with Homemade Guacamole!

If you’re lucky, you’ve stumbled upon my recipe for Homemade Guacamole and not some other “plain Jane” Witch’s brew. Even the most popular sites have a very mediocre version of what they think the recipe should be and they are missing the very thing that makes Homemade Guacamole exciting; FLAVOR! You know the saying that sometimes less is more? Well, in this case, more is more. That being said, you’re going to want to make sure you’ve got all of the ingredients in the list below before you venture off to the kitchen to make this pot of gold.

Homemade Guacamole Ingredients:

4 Avocados
2 Chopped Garlic Cloves
1 Pinch of Fresh Cilantro
1 Chopped Jalapeno
2 Green Onions (Scallions)
1 tbs Bouillon
1 tbs Oregano
1/2 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 Squeezed Lime

Mix all the ingredients together and add salt to taste. If you like more of a kick, add some Cayenne or Paprika. If you can control yourself, over night it in the refrigerator so that the Guacamole can marinate and it will really brings out a ton of flavor. Just make sure that you cover your Homemade Guacamole so it doesn’t turn brown.