Moo Goo Gai Pan I Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke. Stir in the fresh mushrooms, broccoli, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and straw mushrooms. Cook and stir until all the vegetables are hot, and the broccoli is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from the wok, and set aside. Wipe out the wok.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of vegetable in the wok until it begins to smoke. Stir in the garlic, and cook for a few seconds until it turns golden-brown. Add the chicken, and cook until the chicken has lightly browned on the edges, and is no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Stir together the cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine, and chicken broth in a small bowl. Pour over the chicken, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for about 30 seconds until the sauce thickens and is no longer cloudy. Return the vegetables to the wok, and toss with the sauce.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir in the mushrooms, snow peas, water chestnuts, and bok choy; season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the wok and wipe the wok clean.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in the wok. Stir in the garlic and ginger; cook a few seconds until the garlic begins to turn golden brown. Stir in the chicken and cook until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the wine, sugar, and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and stir into the simmering sauce. Once the sauce returns to a simmer, stir until thick and clear, about 30 seconds. Return the vegetables to the wok and toss until hot and coated with the sauce.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the chicken, 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch, the egg white, sherry, salt and pepper.
• Marinate for 15 minutes.
• Combine the stock and the remaining 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
• Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until very hot but not smoking.
• Add the ginger and garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Add the chicken and marinade and continue stir-frying for 3 minutes,or just until the chicken begins to turn brown.
• Add the mushrooms and stir-fry for 1 minute more.
• Stir the stock and cornstarch mixture into the wok; cook for about 30 seconds, or until the sauce thickens.
• Add in the water chestnuts and heat through.
• Serve on a bed of hot white rice and sprinkle generously with sautéed almonds, if desired.

Steps:

• Marinate the chicken pieces in the soy sauce, wine, and sugar.
• Stir in the cornstarch, and allow the pieces to stand for half an hour.
• Heat the grease or oil in a wok or a frying pan, and stir-fry the meat, separating the pieces as they cook.
• Remove from the pan and set aside.
• Add more oil to the pan, and heat it until quite hot. Add the ginger slices and fry them for 30 seconds.
• Add the vegetables all at once while the pan is still hot. Stir-fry vegetables briefly, which will cool the oil enough so that the.
• minced garlic can be added without burning.
• Stir-fry for one minute.
• Add boiling stock, cover, and simmer for one more minute. Uncover the pan and add the next five ingredients.
• Slowly pour in the cornstarch mixture while stirring, and stop as soon as the desired thickness is achieved.
• Lastly, add the cooked chicken to the vegetables, stirring just enough to reheat. Serve with steamed rice.
• Note: prep and cooking times are approximately as are servings. This all depends on your experience at oriental style cooking and how much you eat. It will feed quite a few people though!