Chinese Moo Goo Gai Pan Food

EASY MOO GOO GAI PAN RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large skillet add the olive oil and turn to medium high heat. Salt and pepper the chicken and cook in the wok until cooked throughout and no longer pink. Remove and set aside on a plate.
• Add a tablespoon of olive oil and carrots and sauté until almost tender 1-2 minutes. Then add the mushrooms and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add in the water chestnuts and snowpeas and sauté for a minute more.
• To make the sauce, whisk in a small bowl the chicken broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, hoisin, and sesame oil. Combine the cornstarch and water in another small bowl and whisk into the sauce.
• Add the chicken back to the wok and pour the sauce on top and let summer until it starts to thicken.

MOO GOO GAI PAN: MUSHROOM CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Place the chicken and 3 tablespoons of water in a medium bowl. Massage the chicken with your hands until the water is absorbed by the chicken. Next, add the rest of the marinade ingredients: 1 teaspoon canola oil, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of ground white pepper. Mix well and set aside for 20 minutes.
• Heat the wok over high heat until it just starts to smoke. Coat the perimeter of the wok with two tablespoons of oil, and spread the chicken in one layer around the wok. Let it sear for 20 seconds. Turn the chicken and let the other side sear for another 20 seconds. Turn the heat off, and transfer the chicken back to your marinade bowl. The chicken should be about 60% done.
• Turn the burner back on to high heat, and add another tablespoon of oil, along with the ginger slices. Let the ginger infuse the oil for about 10 seconds. Add the scallions and garlic and stir fry for another 15 seconds. Next, add the mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts. Stir fry for 30 seconds, and add the bok choy.
• Next, add the Shaoxing wine and stir-fry for another minute. Then add the seared chicken slices and the hot chicken stock. It's important to add hot or even boiling chicken stock to keep the wok up to temperature. Most stove burners at home don't generate enough heat for a good stir-fry, so this is especially important for home cooks!
• While the mixture is coming to a boil, add about a teaspoon of salt and a pinch of white pepper, along with the sugar, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Stir until well-combined. Taste the sauce with a spoon and re-season to taste.
• Give the cornstarch slurry a quick stir, as the water and starch tend to separate, and add slowly to the wok while stirring constantly. You can add more or less slurry, depending upon how thick you like your sauce to be. After a minute, the sauce should be thickened. Serve immediately with steamed rice!

MOO GOO GAI PAN

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke. Stir in the fresh mushrooms, broccoli, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and straw mushrooms. Cook and stir until all the vegetables are hot, and the broccoli is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from the wok, and set aside. Wipe out the wok.
• Heat the remaining tablespoon of vegetable in the wok until it begins to smoke. Stir in the garlic, and cook for a few seconds until it turns golden-brown. Add the chicken, and cook until the chicken has lightly browned on the edges, and is no longer pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Stir together the cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine, and chicken broth in a small bowl. Pour over the chicken, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for about 30 seconds until the sauce thickens and is no longer cloudy. Return the vegetables to the wok, and toss with the sauce.

MOO GOO GAI PAN

Steps:

• Preheat Wok.
• Swirl oil around sides.
• When oil is hot add ginger and garlic.
• Brown and then discard.
• Add chicken - cook 4 minutes.
• Combine chicken stock and corn starch.
• Pour over chicken and reduce heat.
• Add all vegetables.
• Cover and simmer about 15 minutes.
• Season with soy sauce and serve over rice immediately.

MOO GOO GAI PAN II

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss chicken with ginger, garlic and 1 tablespoon corn starch; set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch, chicken broth, soy sauce and sesame oil, set aside.
• In a saute pan, saute almonds in butter, set aside.
• In a wok or large skillet heat oil over med-high heat.
• Add chicken and cook stirring quickly and frequently (stir fry) 3 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Add sherry, mushrooms, snow peas, red pepper, green onions, water chestnuts, salt and pepper and stir fry 4-5 minutes or until red bell pepper is tender-crisp.
• Stir soy mixture until blended then pour into wok, stirring constantly.
• Bring to a boil and boil 1 minute.
• Add almonds. Serve with rice.

MOO GOO GAI PAN

Steps:

• Partially freeze chicken; thinly slice into bite-sized strips.
• In small mixing bowl stir together the water, soy sauce, dry sherry, cornstarch, honey, and instant chicken bouillon granules; mix well.
• Slice the drained water chestnuts; set aside.
• Halve the pea pods crosswise; set aside.
• Slice the mushrooms and the green onion; set aside.
• Grate 2 teaspoons gingerroot; set aside.
• Heat the oil in wok over high heat.
• Add the chicken to wok and stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove chicken.
• Add more oil, if necessary.
• Stir-fry water chestnuts, pea pods, mushrooms, green onions, and ginger for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Return chicken to wok.
• Stir the bouillon mixture and stir into chicken.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Cover and cook 2 minutes more or until heated through.