Teriyaki Chicken

I was craving some chinese food and since I was already at the grocery store I picked up some chicken and  came home to cook a delicious meal. Is great for lunch or dinner and is super easy to make.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 Boneless Chicken Breasts
• 1/2 cup Soy Sauce
• Honey or 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 Tbs Powder Ginger
• 1 bunch of Scallions
• 1/2 Tbs Powder Garlic
• Or you can buy a teriyaki sauce
• 1 Tbs of Oil

Directions:

1. Cut chicken into 1 inch slices.
2. If you are using a teriyaki sauce just pour some over chicken and let it sit for 30 mins. 
3. If you want to make your own teriyaki then in a pan add soy sauce, honey or sugar into a sauce pan and once the sugar is dissolved remove from heat and add garlic and and ginger. 
4. If you are marinating add the scallions to the chicken and teriyaki sauce.
5. When ready to cook add oil to pan and chicken. Let the chicken cook for about 8-10 minutes. Drain and remove from pan. 
6. Let the juice and teriyaki boil for a bit longer. If you want more sauce you can add more at this time. Let it cook until it starts boiling and add chicken. Stir well until all the chicken is coated.
7. Sever with white rice. 

Fresh Spring Rolls

Here is another of my favorite things to eat. When we were doing the daniel fast I started cooking a lot of asian dishes because they have a lot to offer. So I came across this one. Is very easy to make and you can change it up quite easily. Without further ado here is teh spring roll recipe.

Ingredients:

• Spring roll paper or skin
• Cubumber sliced into matchtick-like pieces or julianne
• Carrots  sliced into matchtick-like pieces or julianne
• Avocado, sliced into 1/4 inch pieces
• Scallions chopped lenght wise to also be about the size of carrots
• You can add, basil, cilantro, green leafy lettuce, etc. 
• Nice noodles
• You can use chicken, shrimp, tofu or if you doing the daniel fast just vegetables. 
• Peanut sauce or your liking

Directions:

1. Cook the rice noodles as directed on package. It usually takes about 3 minutes.
2. You need a bowl of water so you can soften the rice paper. Dip paper in water and don't leave it too long or it will dilute in the water. So once it becomes soft take it out an place on a plate.
3. Add a little bit of the ingredients and you can try different combinations. The picture above has carrots, cucumbers, rice noodles, scallions, green leafy lettuce. 
4. Now roll them like you would an egg roll or a burrito.
5. During the Daniel fast I made my own peanut sauce by adding Adams 100% peanut butter, water, soy sauce or tamari, chayenne pepper and salt to taste and a little bit of vinegar. 

California Rolls

Hi everyone! I know I haven't posted in a while, but is not because I haven't cooked is just a time thing. I hope you have tried some of the easy recipes I posted before. Here is one that I'm so happy I learn how to make. I love eating califonia rolls and I'm not so happy about the price. LOL. I rather do it myself since I know it would cost me less than to make than to buy. The picture above is of the first ones I made myself. I will post a better one soon and maybe a video so you know don't get intimidated about the process. Hope you enjoy them :)

Ingredients:

• Long white rice (I don't usually buy sushi rice so why bother)
• Seaweed paper or Nori 
• Cucumber
• Avocado
• Imitation crab
• Soy Sauce  
• Srriacha Hot Chili Sauce 

 Directions:

1. Cook rice. Remember to alway have a 1:2 ratio. So for every cup of rice you need 2 cups of water. Once rice is cooked you need to wait until it cools down so you can make the california rolls
2. Peel  cucumber and then cut into long strips about 1/2 inch.
3. Cut avocado in half then into also about 1/2 inch strips.
4. Set all your ingredients in front of you so you can make them more easily and you have everything on hand.
5. Since I don't have a bamboo mat to roll I use a piece of wax paper. Cut about a foot of wax paper and then place a nori sheet with the shiny side down.
6. Next you will need about 1.5-2 cups of rice. You will spread the rice evenly on top of the nori. Be careful not to tear the nori. I found it easier to spread the rice with a rubber spatula.
7. Add a piece of cucumber, avocado, and crab meat on one side of the nori. 
8. Now you are ready to roll. So you would need to be gentle but also need to add some pressure so the california rolls are tight.
9. Once you are done rolling all you need to do is cut into 6-8 pieces. 
10. Now you are ready to enjoy with soy sauce and if you like it to be spicy Srriacha Hot Chili Sauce.

If you are doing the daniel fast just don't add the imitation crab and add some carrots instead