Chicken Peanut Noodles

Submitted by randilicious
Serves 4

Ingredients

1 lb cubed chicken 1 lb noodles cooked al dente
1/3 c. hot water 1/3 c. smooth peanut butter
1 c. cut asparagus 2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp white vinegar 4 green onions finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tbsp sugar
2 tsp hot red pepper flakes 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp crushed peanuts

Peanut Sauce Directions

  1. Combine hot water & peanut butter, until completely blended.
  2. Add soy sauce, vinegar, half of the scallions, 2 cloves of the garlic, sugar, & hot pepper.
  3. Simmer

Main Directions

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan. Toss in remainder of minced garlic.
  2. Heat chicken in oil over high heat until no longer pink.
  3. Reduce heat to medium, then add remainder of scallions plus asparagus. Cook thoroughly.
  4. Pour peanut sauce over chicken & vegetables.
  5. Mix in noodles. Toss to coat noodles completely.
  6. Top with crushed peanuts.

Thai Chicken, Marianna Style

Submitted by Happy13
Serves 4-6

Paste Ingredients

1 tsp fresh ground pepper 1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander ½ tsp ground ginger
5 cloves garlic, peeled& chopped ½ tsp anchovy paste
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt
2 tsp Thai chili pepper paste t tbsp smooth peanut butter

Main Ingredients

2-3 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breast cut 14-16 oz coconut milk
into bite sized pieces, rubbed with paste 1 tbsp Asian fish sauce
1 tsp granulated sugar the zest of 1 lime

Directions

  1. Place all paste ingredients into food processor & process into a paste consistency.
  2. In a separate 2½ qt heavy bottom sauce pan, pour the coconut milk. Add the chicken, any remaining paste, & the remaining ingredients & stir to mix.
  3. Bring everything to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover saucepan & simmer for 45 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink in the middle.
  4. Stir occasionally to make sure the chicken is evenly & thoroughly cooked. Service or jasmine or basmati rice. Also good over couscous or quinoa.

Chef’s Note: This recipe is even better the next day! It’s actually very easy to make & is a good 1 pot meal. It sticks to your ribs. I sometimes serve it with a fresh spring green salad with olive oil & balsamic vinegar.

Honey Lemon Chicken

Submitted by randilicious
Serves 4

Sauce Ingredients

1 c. water ½ c. sugar
1/3 c. distilled white vinegar 1½ tbsp corn starch
½ c. honey 1 c. orange juice
1 lemon

Chicken Ingredients

1 lb. chicken cut into 1½” strips 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
3 tbsp corn starch

Other Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, minced 10 sticks asparagus, cut into 2″ strips
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1½ c. steamed white rice

Sauce Directions

  1. In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, mix water & corn starch until well blended. 
  2. Stir in sugar, vinegar, orange juice, & honey. Squeeze in 1 lemon. 
  3. Heat over medium heat for approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a syrup consistency. 
  4. Set sauce aside.

Directions

  1. Mix together 3 tbsp flour & 3 tbsp corn starch. 
  2. Dredge chicken strips in flour/corn starch mixture until each chicken strip is well coated. Set aside chicken.
  3. Prepare rice in rice cooker, & set aside.
  4. In a wok or saucepan, heat olive oil. When oil is hot, toss in garlic. Add chicken & fry in garlic & oil.
  5. Stir in asparagus & hear with chicken for 2 minutes. Drain oil.
  6. Pour sauce over chicken & asparagus. Serve over bed of steamed white rice.

Sun Tea

Submitted by star2fire

Ingredients

1 gal purified water 8 Lipton tea bags
1 c. sugar

Directions

  1. Sun Tea by switcherMark on FlickrDrink some of the water from the jug to make room for the tea bags. Put the tea bags down in the jug & put the lid back on the jug. 
  2. Put the whole jug out in the yard somewhere sunny & leave it there for about 8 hours.
  3. When you bring it in, take the tea bags out. You might need to pour out a little bit more to make room for the sugar. 
  4. Add sugar while the tea is still warm because the sugar will dissolve nicely in the warm tea.
  5. Shake it until the sugar disappears, then put it in the fridge & let it chill down. Enjoy!

Southern Sweet Tea

Submitted by Foghorn Leghorn

Ingredients

4 tea bags 2 c. sugar

Directions

  1. Sweet Iced Tea by Godverbs on FlickrTake small boiling pot & fill ¾ high with water. Heat water on high & let it come to a rolling boil. Take off the string that is on the tea bags. This is very important: if you do not take off the strings they will catch on fire. When the water comes to rolling boil, add the 4 tea bags to the boiling water & place the lid on the pot.
  2. After about 30 seconds take the pot off of the stove & place it on a cool surface such as another burner or trivet. Let the tea in the pot steep for about 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on your taste. Leaving it in longer will make the tea stronger but no less than 30 minutes.
  3. Take your pitcher & place the sugar in the bottom of the pitcher. There are 2 ways to take the final step in this procedure. You can fill the pitcher ½ way with water & stir & dissolve the sugar this way or you can fill the pitcher with ice & let the hot tea dissolve the sugar & ice. The latter way will let you drink the tea sooner than just adding the water & stirring the sugar. Take your steeped tea & remove lid carefully; the tea will still be hot.
  4. Place a colander over the pitcher & pour the hot tea into the pitcher. Stir the tea, making sure that the sugar in the pitcher has dissolved thoroughly. Place some ice in a glass & pour. You may add a lemon wedge into the glass for flavor. Drink & enjoy!