This is my husband's new favorite... So easy to make and really fun to cook. :-)
Kate's Quickie Stirfry:
Serving for 2
Time from prep to table: roughly 20 - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup dry rice
- 1 - 2 pounds of chicken
- medium sized colander of washed and cut Broccoli or fresh greenbeans
- butter
- olive oil
- salt
- pepper
- garlic salt
Utensils:
- Stirfry pan
- tongs
It's really that simple!
1. Set a pot on the stove to boil with enough water for 1/2 cup dry rice. (My recipe called for 1 and 1/3 cup water per 1/2 cup dry rice, which was a serving for 2 people.)
2. Wash and slice the chicken. Trim off the fat. I cut my chicken into thin strips so it's easy to tell when it cooks all the way through.
3. Wash and cut your veggies - set aside in colander.
4. Melt roughly 3 tablespoons of butter in a stirfry pan on medium heat. Do NOT allow butter to brown.
5. Add a shot of olive oil. (I didn't measure, actually. I just pour what felt right. You'll get the hang of it.)
6. When the mixture in the stirfry pan is fully melted, add a single layer of chicken.
7. Lightly sprinkle exposed sides of chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic salt.
8. Bottoms of chicken strips will start to turn white. When this happens, flip them over with the tongs.
9. Sprinkle other sides of chicken with salt, pepper, and garlic salt. (NOTE: Go light on the garlic salt if you, hubby, or anyone in family has a sensitive taster.)
10. When chicken strips appear cooked all the way through, slice thinly with a knife to confirm. If cooked all the way through, remove from fry pan.
11. Set chicken aside in bowl or dish. You can place something over top or stick it in the microwave and close the door (but don't turn it on) to help retain some of the heat.
12. Add another 1 - 2 tablespoons butter to the fry pan. Do not let the mixture brown.
13. Add fresh cut veggies to the fry pan and cover with a lid to get the steamed effect. (My lid doesn't fit the pan perfectly, so it sinks inside the stirfry pan a bit.)
14. Steam veggies for several minutes to desired thickness. We like them to still be fairly crunchy.
15. When veggies are done to your liking, add chicken back to stirfry pan for reheating.
16. Rice should be done by now if not sooner. Remove from heat when rice is done, and if timing is good, serve rice onto large bowls or plates.
17. After rice is in position, serve chicken and veggies on top of bed of rice.
18. If desired, pour extra stirfry sauce over bed of rice.
19. ENJOY!
TIPS:
- If you like more flavor to your rice, try adding more butter and olive oil early on in the recipe. You can also toss the rice in with the stirfry.
- This meal is a snap for 1 person to a housefull. Just adjust the portions to suit your needs.
- Love the recipe? Try it with beef or shrimp next....!
- Vegetarian? No worries! Just increase the veggies and skip any steps dealing with chicken.
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