Saturday, January 23, 2010

Recipe for Spicy Peanut Chicken.....

So I got this recipe from Rachael Rays show.....

  • 1 cup brown or white rice made to package directions
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or other high temperature cooking oil
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless chicken thighs, diced into small bite-sized pieces
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced into 1/2 inch pieces
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 inch ginger root, grated or minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter or reduced sugar peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup Tamari sauce or reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon chili paste
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
  • 1 bunch scallions, whites and greens chopped on angle into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 cup unsalted, dry roasted peanuts

Preparation
Start brown or white rice and 10 minutes before it is done begin your stir fry.
Heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil over high heat in a large skillet. Add chicken and stir fry for 2-3 minutes, add bell peppers and stir fry 2 minutes more. Remove chicken and peppers to a plate and add 2 tablespoons more oil to the pan. Add ginger and garlic and stir fry 15 seconds then add in peanut butter, soy, stock, chili paste and sesame oil and stir to combine into sauce. Add chestnuts and scallions and toss 1 minute, add chicken and peppers back to pan with peanuts and turn to coat in sauce. Serve over rice.

2 comments:

Chelsea Cisneros said...

Yay, I am so going to make this! Looks yummy!

Terry and Gail said...

Sounds good, Debi... I will have to try it although I will probably try to make not such a spicy version so I don't have to drink through the whole meal. I am proud of you for taking on the cooking scene. I know it is time consuming and has its drawbacks (occassional failures and guaranteed cleanup- yuck!!!) but overall eating good food that you prepared is really fun and rewarding. I just so admire you... Love, Mom