Better Than Chang’s Sweet & Spicy Chicken

Sweet and Spicy Chicken

 

1 cup vegetable oil

2 chicken breast fillets

1/3 cup cornstarch

Toss chicken in cornstarch and sauté in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through.

Sauce

1 tablespoon sesame oil

2 tablespoons ginger minced

2 tablespoons chopped garlic (3 to 4 cloves)

3 tablespoons chopped green onions (about 3 onions)

1 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons chili sauce

2 tablespoons white distilled vinegar

2 tablespoons granulated sugar or honey

1 teaspoon soy sauce

Sweat ginger, garlic, and green onions in sesame until aroma. Add remaining ingredients and bring to simmer. Thicken with

2 tablespoons water mixed with 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch. Simmer until thickened and toss with chicken and serve over rice.

 

 

 

 

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Chicken Scallopine

 

 

CHICKEN SCALLOPINE

1 OZ OIL

3 CHICKEN MEDALLIONS

¼ CUP DICED BACON

1/8 CUP DICED TOMATOES

1 CUP MUSHROOMS

½ TSP SALT AND WHITE PEPPER

1/3 CUP LEMONBUTTER

 

 

HEAT OIL IN SKILLET. ADD BACON AND MUSHROOMS. SAUTE UNTIL MUSHROOMS ARE TENDER. ADD CHICKEN, TOMATOES, AND SAUTE SPICE. CONTINUE TO COOK UNTIL CHICKEN IS HEATED THROUGH. REMOVE CHICKEN FROM PAN AND SET ON PLATE. ADD LEMON BUTER AND CONTINUE TO COOK UNTIL SLIGHTLY THICKENED.

 

 

LEMON BUTTER

¼ CUP LEMON JUICE

¼ CUP WHITE WINE

¼ CUP SHALLOTS, DICED

½ CUP CREAM

¼ CUP CELERY, DICED

2 TBS GARLIC, MINCED

SALT AND PEPPER

½ # BUTTER

 

IN MEDIUM SAUCEPAN, PLACE ALL INGREDIENTS, EXCEPT BUTTER. COOK OVER MEDUIM HEAT UNTIL REDUCED BY HALF. STRAIN. RETURN TO PAN AND ADD BUTTER AND COOK UNTIL MELTED. CHILL UNTIL FIRM.

 

 

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Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette

My strawberry balsamic vinaigrette that we demonstrated at the Owosso Farmer’s Market.  After many demands to share it here it is.

  • 1 Lg Shallot
  • 1 cup strabwrries
  • 1 TBSP Basil
  • 1 TBSP Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup Balsamic vinegar
  • 1 cup vegtable oil
  • 1 cup olive oil

Chop shallots in a food processor.  Add dijon mustard and strawberries and pulse.  Add Balsamic vinegar.  With food processor running slowly add the vegetable and olive oil.  Season with salt and pepper and enjoy on you favorite salad!

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Pestival 2010

  Pestival is a unique fundraiser and stewardship event in which the invasive garlic mustard plant is removed from our local nature area in Owosso.

Following the mustard removal we prepare a charity meal for the nature conservancy using the garlic mustard that was removed.

A very challenging and fun event!

 

Appetizer

Garlic mustard, gruyere, ramps and morel mushroom quiche

Paired with Black Star Farms “Arcturos” Chardonnay

Soup

Garlic mustard and Italian Sausage Soup

Paired with Dark Horse Brewing Company Sapient Trip Ale

Intermezzo

Uncle John’s Red Delicious Granita

Entrée

Grilled Scottish salmon or grilled chicken breast topped with a wilted garlic mustard Mornay sauce. Served with creamy garlic mustard and herbed polenta and Michigan asparagus.

Paired with Left Foot Charlie Pinot Grigio

Dessert

Rubarb Cobbler with Spagnuolo’s Strawberry Ice Cream

Paired with Shorts Brewing Soft Parade

 

 

 

 

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Waugh Wine Diner Menu

 

 

 

 

Waugh Cellar’s Winemaker’s Dinner April 28, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

It is with great pride and pleasure that the Wrought Iron Gill welcomes Waugh Cellar’s Owner/Winemaker Ryan Waugh

 

 

 

Executive Chef Jason Blastic

 

 

Appetizer Course

 

 

Duck and fois gras potsticker with pomegranate gastric and Thai shrimp purse with red curry.

 

 

 

 

Paired with 2009 Riesling, Santa Barbara County “Fazia Vineyard”

 

 

 

 

Seafood Course

 

 

Pan seared Jumbo sea scallops with split leek puree with curried mango chutney.

 

 

 

 

Paired with 2008 Chardonnay, Russian River “Indinoli Vineyard”

 

 

 

 

Salad Course

 

 

Rabbit rillette, Maytag blue cheese, crispy morel mushrooms and dried cranberries over a bed of fresh spinach and arugula tossed in pistachio vinaigrette.

 

 

 

 

Paired with 2006 Petite Sirah, Dry Creek Valley

 

Intermezzo

 

 

Horseradish Granite

 

 

Entree Course

 

 

Chargrilled Greg Norman wagu rubbed with Italian sea salt, shaved black truffle and Tellicherry peppercorns. Accompanied by tartiflette potatoes, carrots Robuchon and fresh Michigan asparagus with a red wine shallot reduction sauce.

 

 

 

 

Paired with 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

 

 

 

 

Dessert Course

 

 

Tartlette au Cassis with vanilla gastric, dark chocolate truffle with toasted hazelnuts and cherry panna cotta with butter cookie crumbs.

 

 

 

 

Paired with 2005 Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley

 

 

 

 

 

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