being from a somewhat asian heritage, it comes to no surprise that when i just "feel like cooking up a little something", it leans towards oriental flavors. one day last week when left to my own devices, i decided to cook up some chicken and also try and use some penne pasta with it, since i hadn't eaten any in a while.
the items i had at my disposal were:
- garlic
- ginger
- celery (2)
- carrot (1)
- one chicken breast, cubed
- sesame oil
- soy sauce
- schezuan sauce
- penne pasta
i minced the garlic and ginger, and sauteed those in a non stick pan (because i was going to make a "sauce" and didn't want to have to scrape up nasty bits) with sesame oil. i then put the celery and carrot that i had cut up into small pieces, and sauteed those as well. finally i put in the chicken, let it brown slightly, then gave it a good dousing of soy sauce. i then put the pasta on to boil, figuring that the chicken and pasta would be done at the same time. i then put a spoonful of the schezuan sauce in the chicken, stirred it up well, then cooked it on low heat, covered, until the pasta was done cooking. then after everything was done, i drained the pasta, put it in a bowl, and then put the entire contents of the pan on top.
it was quite delicious, nice and spicy, with enough sauce to coat all the pasta. the celery and carrot still had some crunch to it, and the chicken was nice and moist. not bad for just throwing something together on the fly...
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