Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 hot pepper sauce
2 whole chicken breasts, skinned, bon, ed, halved
6 tbsp peanut oil
1 1/2 tsp fresh ginger, coarsely chopped
2 tsp honey (clover or orange blossom)
1 tsp szechwan peppercorns
1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp water
2 tsp low-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp dried basil, crumbled
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbsp oriental sesame oil
1 tbsp unrefined sesame oil
3 oz fresh oyster mushrooms, thinly slic, ed
3 medium green onions, cut julienne
1/2 large red bell pepper, cut julienne
1 tsp potato starch dissolved in 1 tb col, d water
1 kale leaves
1 lime halves
Instructions:
Blend lime juice and several drops hot pepper sauce in large bowl. Add
chicken. Marinate for at least 4 hours at room temperature, turning
frequently. With blender running, add peanut oil, ginger, honey, and
peppercorns; mix until smooth. Add vinegar, water, soy sauce, basil,
and garlic; blend until smooth. With machine still running, add
oriental sesame oil and blend until sauce is smooth. Drain chicken
and pat dry; cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Heat unrefined sesame oil in
large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and stir-fry
for 1 minute. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until chicken is
almost tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Add sauce, mushrooms, green onions,
bell pepper, and potato starch; stir until thickened and heated
through, about 2 minutes. Spoon onto warmed plates and garnish with
kale leaves and lime halves. Serve with steamed broccoli.
Bon Appetit LIGHT AND EASY SPECIAL
Posted by Fred Peters.
Servings: 4
Chicken is ideal
for weight loss
and dieting
Healthy eating is far better than strict dieting, and weight loss achieved by a change of lifestyle lasts far longer than 'faddy' diets that are difficult to adopt for long periods.
Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.
"I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get out of you on an elevator?" - Victor Borge
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