fave Asian recipes. . .?

[stellanoir]

I was in an Oriental Market yesterday and wanting to experiment with a lot of the ingredients available there.

I'll do a google search but figured some of you folks might have some good ideas.

Thanks in advance.

[Warpy]

1. My favorite is one I didn't have the ingredients for, so

I improvised:

Hunan chicken:

Strips of chicken breast, marinated in egg white, sherry, cornstarch and precooked by either deep fying or simmering in water A pound'll do you.

Sliced green pepper (lengthwise slices)
Sliced red pepper (the same)
2 pressed cloves of garlic
1 thin slice of ginger, julienned
1 scallion, sliced
1 carrot, sliced diagonally into thin slices (try to find a fat carrot)
1/2 cup bamboo shots, julienned
4 shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated and sliced

Stir fry aromatics: garlic, ginger, scallions, until fragrant. Add veggies by degree of hardness: carrots, mushrooms,peppers, bamboo shoots. Stir fry and let steam under cover for 3 minutes or so while you mix:

Sauce:
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon chili paste with garlic
1 tablespoon sherry or dry rice wine
1/4 cup stock or water
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Pour sauce ingredients over chicken & veggies and stir until thick. Serve over rice.

It's not for the faint hearted. This stuff is spicy enough for the New Mexican palate.