How to Make Homemade Chicken Chow Mein and Rice

When it comes to cooking Asian-style food, I find it difficult to find easy to prepare recipes that use ingredients that I can readily find at my local supermarket.

This particular recipe was given to us a few years ago by a friend. His wife is a fantastic cook and was gracious enough to share her recipe with us.

Time Saving Tip: If you want to save some time, chop up your fresh vegetables, precook your chicken and rice the day before and then refrigerate in separate containers. The next evening when you get home from work, you can have this meal on the dinner table in less than 20 minutes.

Chicken Chow Mein And Rice Recipe

12 oz. cooked chicken, de-boned and diced into pieces

1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced

2 oz. water chestnuts

1 cup bean sprouts

1/2 cup celery, chopped

2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped

2 tablespoons of warm water

1 cup cooked white rice

1 cup warm water

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

In a large sauce pan, simmer the chopped onion and celery in 2 tablespoons of water for 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the 1 cup of water, cornstarch, soy sauce and ground ginger. Simmer this mixture over medium heat for approximately 5 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Stir in the diced chicken and remaining ingredients. Heat this mixture over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes. Your vegetables should be crisp and tender but not soggy.

Serve over 1/2 cup of cooked white rice. This recipe makes 2 hearty servings.

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Homemade Gifts to Make with Kids: Candy Sushi

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Homemade Spanish Rice Recipe

Rice is very good companion for almost every meal, it can be eaten alone or it can go with fish, chicken, vegetables and in soup, you can create a combination that will make your family happy to dinner together and of course you can turn it into something delicious every time you eat it. The ingredients you need to make this basic rice are almost everyone in your kitchen, just take a look and be ready to cook.

You will need:

Rice

Oil (2 tablespoons)

Onion (2 tablespoons)

White rice (1 ½ cups)

Chunky salsa (1 cup)

How to do it:

First take a large skillet you will need this to heat the oil in it. Once you have the oil in there take it to the fire at medium heat, and start heating, before it is too hot add the onion and stir it, cook it for about 5 minute and the onion will turn tender and a little brown. Once you have the onion add the rice and mix everything in the skillet, be careful to stir often so it does not burn. Once the rice turns a little brown add in the chicken broth and salsa, finally before you finish reduce the heat from the skillet and cover it for almost 20 minutes, the mix will loose all liquid since it will be absorbed by the rice and once there is almost none liquid in it, you can say it is ready to go. You can remove from the fire once it has the consistence you like.

Homemade Spanish Rice Recipe

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Pork Chops With Tomato Rice, Homemade Salad Dressing and a Bundt Cake All Diabetic Friendly

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Rice Bran Oil - Making Homemade Soap

Rice bran oil is produced from the bran of the rice kernel. It is known as the world's healthiest edible oil. It is light, mild and sweet tasting providing a variety of healthful benefits!

This natural oil is extremely versatile! It is used in foods, in different cooking styles such as baking, frying or stir frying, in massages and becoming popular among soap makers too!

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It is a trans fat free, hypoallergenic oil, containing the benefits of vitamins, antioxidants and nutrients. It helps to lower cholesterol, fight diseases and free radicals in body, enhances immune system and more.

It has been used in Japan for many years. Japanese women who use rice bran oil, on their skin, are called, "rice bran beauties". Why? This soap making oil contains anti-aging properties by slowing the formation of facial lines and wrinkles, due to the rich benefits of vitamin E. It helps to provide smooth and shiny skin. It is ideal for dry flaky skin or dry scaly skin. It even adds body and luster to hair!

Rice bran oil is becoming a more popular soap making oil, in place of using olive oil. Why? It offers very similar qualities as olive oil, such as creamy, moisturizing, smooth, silky lather, but at a much lower price. Rice bran oil can be handcrafted into both bar and liquid homemade soaps. Its only slight disadvantage is having a, somewhat, short shelf life, of approximately six months.

This natural oil is found in commercial and homemade skin care products such as: soap, lotion, cream, sunscreens, hair conditioners, bath oil, body butters, and other cosmetic goods. The use of rice bran oil is becoming more popular and widely used in the USA. Discover the benefits of this natural oil today!

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Homemade Spanish Rice Recipe

Rice is very good companion for almost every meal, it can be eaten alone or it can go with fish, chicken, vegetables and in soup, you can create a combination that will make your family happy to dinner together and of course you can turn it into something delicious every time you eat it. The ingredients you need to make this basic rice are almost everyone in your kitchen, just take a look and be ready to cook.

You will need:

Oil (2 tablespoons)

Onion (2 tablespoons)

White rice (1 ½ cups)

Chunky salsa (1 cup)

How to do it:

First take a large skillet you will need this to heat the oil in it. Once you have the oil in there take it to the fire at medium heat, and start heating, before it is too hot add the onion and stir it, cook it for about 5 minute and the onion will turn tender and a little brown. Once you have the onion add the rice and mix everything in the skillet, be careful to stir often so it does not burn. Once the rice turns a little brown add in the chicken broth and salsa, finally before you finish reduce the heat from the skillet and cover it for almost 20 minutes, the mix will loose all liquid since it will be absorbed by the rice and once there is almost none liquid in it, you can say it is ready to go. You can remove from the fire once it has the consistence you like.

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Storage Of Rice And Making Homemade Rice A Roni

Many people that are interested in food storage realize the importance of storing grain and rice for use in hard times or states of emergency however few people completely realize how easy and simple it is to store a sufficient quantity of rice. One person I spoke with recently was concerned about placing such a large quantities of the product in the popular five gallon plastic pails. To be honest with you I have never lost a single grain of rice the way that I store it.

Most survivalist major concern is the possibility of their rice developing a rancid taste after a few months of storage. The fact is that long grain white rice should never begin to go rancid. I once had some stored in Ziploc bags and then packed all the bags I could into a five gallon bucket and I never experienced any sort of problem. In addition, I have known of people who stored theirs in the original 50 pound bags that they come packaged in. Once again these people did not develop a problem. I believe the major factor affecting the storage and shelf life of your rice is actually the environment for which it is being stored.

Rice

Of all the survival foods that I store up on I have discovered rice to be the simplest item to safely and successfully store for long term use. My particular method is slightly different then many others but it is still very effective and can be accomplished inexpensively. I reuse the two liter plastic soda bottles. These are food grade approved container and readily available. After using up the contents of the bottles I then clean them very well with hot soapy water and rinse each of them out thoroughly. You don't want the odor of soap to remain in the plastic bottles. Let them dry completely before you use them. Fill each of the bottles completely full of rice and in each two litter bottle place one small bay leaf.

Another popular method for storing your rice is to get some empty five gallon buckets, O2 absorbers, desiccant packs and a few Ziploc bag. Rice should normally be stored the same way as wheat would be stored. Of course the shelf life is dependent upon the light, air, heat and humidity present in the storage area. I would like to point out at this time that brown rice will go bad fairly fast.

I would like to conclude this article with a recipe for homemade Rice A Roni. This homemade version of Rice A Roni in made in your microwave oven.

3/4 of a cup of uncooked white rice

1/2 cup of orzo pasta

2 tablespoons of olive oil

2 1/4 cups of chicken bouillon

1/4 teaspoon of parsley

1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon of onion powder

Place the rice, the orzo and olive oil in a 2 quart glass microwavable bowl. Set your microwave on high for 4 minutes making certain to stir the contents after every minute. Increase this frequency as you get to the end of the microwave cycle. The pasta should be a golden brown when it is finished. Stir in the bouillon and the additional spices. Continue to microwave for another 12 minutes on the high range. When it has completed its cycle let the complete meal sit for 3 minutes in the microwave. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve warm.

This mixture can be made ahead of time leaving out the olive oil and using it for emergency food supplies.

Copyright @2008 Joseph Parish

Storage Of Rice And Making Homemade Rice A Roni

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