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Cauliflower and Yellow Pepper Stir Fry

Cauliflower and Pepper Stirfry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon tamari

Place the florets onto a lined cookie sheet. Drizzle olive oil and tamari. Mix well and broil under a high setting until the florets are golden brown for about 10 minutes.

1 yellow pepper, chopped

1 yellow onion, sliced

4 garlic cloves, chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ cup cilantro, chopped

Sauce

¼ cup ketchup

2 tablespoons sweet garlic chili sauce

2 tablespoons tamari

1 teaspoon hoisin sauce

Mix the ketchup, garlic chili sauce, tamari and hoisin sauce and keep aside.

Heat a large wok like saucepan and add the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic cloves and sauté on medium high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cauliflower florets and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the sauce, mix well and cook covered on low heat for 7 to 8 minutes. Take the lid off, check for seasonings and top with cilantro.

Thai Fried Rice with Red Curry Chicken

This is a delicious meal to make either through the week or on the weekend- maybe this would be a great Sunday meal as it is a bit involved with quite a few ingredients.. but it is worth it!

  • 1 pound chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, cut in 2 inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons red curry paste
  • Juice of a lime
  • 1 tablespoon tamari
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil

Marinate the chicken pieces in the red curry paste, lime juice, tamari, honey and salt for at least 2 hours, ideally 6 to 8 hours. Keep aside.

Transfer to a lined cookie sheet, drizzle with peanut oil and broil till both sides are brown. Change the oven to bake and finish baking the chicken till cooked through.

Rice

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 11/2 cups brown rice, rinsed
  • Juice of half a lime
  • 4 cups water or broth
  • 2 teaspoons salt

Heat a pan with the butter and oil. Add the rice and sauté on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the lime juice, water and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer partially covered with a lid until the moisture is cooked off on the surface, about 5 to 10 minutes. Lower the heat and cover and cook for another 30 minutes or till the rice is cooked through. Transfer to a platter to cool.

Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon creamy peanut butter, softened
  • Juice of a lime
  • 3 tablespoons sweet garlic chili sauce
  • 3 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and keep aside.

  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, grated
  • 2 inch ginger, grated
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 cup shelled and cooked edamame
  • 1 orange pepper, chopped
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ½ cup cilantro, chopped
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ½ cup roasted peanuts, chopped

Add the cilantro, green onions and salt to the beaten eggs and keep aside. Heat a wok like pan with the oil. Add the garlic and ginger and sauté on medium heat for a minute. Add the carrots, edamame and the orange pepper. Saute on medium high heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Create a round space in the middle of the pan by moving the veggies aside and pour the egg mixture in the middle of the pan and stir on medium heat and slowly incorporate all the vegetables.  Mix well and add the cooled brown rice. Mix well. Add the peanut sauce and check for seasonings. Mix well and serve with the chicken and chopped peanuts on top.

 

Chinese Chilli Fish

Chinese Chilli Fish I had to interrupt Asian week to add a cupcake recipe for Valentines Day yesterday… but today I am back with another delicious Asian dish. I think one of the reasons Thai food is one of my favorite cuisines is because it incorporates sweet, savory, spicy and sour beautifully. I love a bit of sweet in my savory food.

Sweet and sour dishes are one of favorites to order in Chinese restaurants but most of the time they are overly sweet and usually fried- not the healthiest option. So, I made my own.

I coated some beautiful wild cod in cornstarch and sautéed them in some peanut oil. I made a delicious sweet and sour sauce with healthy agave.

Overall the dish was unbelievable.
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Roasted Cauliflower Manchurian

Cauliflower Manchurian This dish came out delicious. Cauliflower manchurian is very popular at Indian Chinese restaurants- especially amongst vegetarians.

We usually stay away from the dish as the cauliflower florets are dipped in a batter and fried. It is delicious but not too healthy.

When I decided to recreate it at home, I knew I was not going to fry- so the next best thing was roasting- it actually makes the vegetable yummier. I simply roasted the vegetable with salt and olive oil.

As the cauliflower was roasting, I made a sweet, savory sauce to complement the sweet vegetable. I mixed ketcup, sweet chili sauce and tamari. The whole process took almost no time and soon I had a delicious, healthy dish to serve my family.

As I mentioned in the previous post, I made delicious brown rice cooked in mushroom broth- it was by far the best brown rice I have made. The whole meal was really good- my daughter’s friend was over for dinner and enjoyed the meal with us.
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