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A while ago, while searching out recipes, I stumbled across a video cook on You Tube. He has a great series of videos called Cooking With Kai. I’ve made his Mongolian Beef several times (it’s very good), last night we had his Kung Pao Chicken (another winner), and here’s the Thai Garlic Chicken I made last week. You can check out all of Kai’s recipes by visiting his You Tube profile, great stuff there!
Note: The key to stir fry cooking is to have all ingredients measured out and sitting close by BEFORE you begin. Stir frying is a fast process and you don’t have time to cut things up as you go.
Thai-Garlic Chicken
Serves 2-3
(I double everything in this recipe and it feeds a family of 6. However, please note that my nine year old rarely eats anything and my eleven year old eats a small portion, so maybe realistically it serves 4-5.)
1 lb boneless chicken, cut into bite size pieces
cooking oil
6-8 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp cornstarch
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp cooking wine
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp sugar (optional)
1 carrot, sliced thin (can substitute water chestnuts, I did both)
4 green onions, cut into 1″ pieces
1 cup straw mushrooms (hubby hates mushrooms so I substituted broccoli)
Set wok to medium heat and add 1 tbsp. cooking oil. Add garlic, stir fry 15-20 seconds.
Add vegetables, stir fry for 1 minute. Remove vegetable to a platter and wipe out wok.
Set wok to medium heat again and add 1 tbsp. cooking oil. Add chicken, stir fry 3-5 minutes until chicken is no longer pink.
When chicken is done, do not remove it from pan, push it all off to one side of the wok. On the other side of the wok, add chicken stock, cornstarch, soy sauce, and cooking wine. Stir until sauce thickens, a few minutes. Add chicken into sauce and stir to combine. Add vegetables and stir fry everything for a few minutes until combined well.
Serve over white rice.
I love stir fry. So easy and delicious. You are right about having everything measured out and ready. Leaves less room for errors too!!!
I love this! You’re so great at family-friendly, picky-husband recipes!
This looks fantastic! It reminds me that it’s been WAY to long since I’ve made a good stir fry. Thanks for the great recipe!
That looks really good. Thanks for the recipe.
Thai food, I love it!!
That sounds great. I’ll have to check out the Mongolian Beef recipe – it’s my hubbys favorite!
I love asian food, meat and a lot of veggies! So tasty and healthy.
Your grandma’s cookies looks gorgeous. And the italian cookies I’ll copy the recipe to try it in my home.
By the way, I’d like to link your blog to come back always that I want, ok?
I’ll be waiting for you at my blog, Chocorango.
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Hi all, thanks for the compliments, it’s a great recipe. In fact I had the leftovers for lunch today, mmmmmm!
Blonde Duck – awww shucks, thanks! :)
Talita – Thanks for the link, I really appreciate it!