Mu Shu Chicken With Jícama Food

SLOW-COOKER CARIBBEAN MOO SHU CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine first 5 ingredients. In a small bowl, stir together tomatoes, hoisin sauce and hot pepper sauce. Pour tomato mixture over chicken mixture. Cook, covered, on low until chicken is tender, 3-4 hours. Remove meat. When cool enough to handle, shred with 2 forks; return to slow cooker. Heat through., To serve, divide mixture evenly among tortillas. Top with coleslaw and chopped peanuts.

MOO SHU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk 2 tablespoons water, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, and cornstarch together in a large bowl. Stir in chicken and set aside.
• Whisk remaining 4 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, and soy sauce together in a separate bowl. Set aside.
• Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add eggs and cook 3 minutes; flip and cook until firm and set, about 3 minutes more. Transfer to a cutting board and slice into thin strips.
• Add chicken mixture to the same skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 6 minutes; flip and cook until chicken is golden brown and juices run clear, about 6 minutes more. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat remaining teaspoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, garlic, and sherry. Cook until cabbage starts to wilt, about 2 minutes.
• Add chicken, eggs, and sauce mixture to cabbage mixture. Cook and stir until sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. Toss in green onions and serve immediately.

MOO SHU CHICKEN WITH MANDARIN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Mix hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, oyster sauce, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, and Chinese five-spice powder together in a bowl. Add chicken strips and let marinate for 10 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil in a large wok over medium-high heat. Add marinated chicken. Stir-fry until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 5 minutes. Transfer chicken to a bowl. Wipe out wok.
• Pour remaining tablespoon sesame oil into wok over medium-high heat. Add shiitake mushrooms, napa cabbage, carrots, red cabbage, and scallions; stir-fry until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Pour in water.
• Pour beaten egg into vegetable mixture; stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes. Add cooked chicken and stir-fry to combine.
• Heat pancakes according in a microwave oven until warmed, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Divide stir-fry mixture between pancakes and fold over like a taco or wrap like a sandwich wrap. Serve.

MU SHU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk the hoisin, soy, mirin, sesame oil, garlic and ginger in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add the sliced chicken and toss to coat evenly. Marinate the chicken, covered, at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Once 5 minutes of marinating time remains, heat a large wok or skillet over high heat and add 2 tablespoons of the canola oil to heat. Using a slotted spoon, strain the chicken add to the very hot wok or skillet. Cook, allowing it to brown, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Add the red bell pepper and the onion slices, allowing them to soften, another minute. Next, add the cabbages and carrots and cook, stirring occasionally, until just browning, about 2 minutes. Push the chicken and vegetables to the side of the wok and stir in the mushrooms, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts. Remove from the heat and set aside, keeping warm.
• Place a nonstick skillet over medium heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil. Add the beaten eggs to the skillet, allowing to scramble, 2 to 3 minutes. Once cooked, break up the eggs with a rubber spatula and add to the chicken. Toss to combine.
• Spread about 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce on each Chinese Crepes with Scallions. Top with some mu shu chicken, sesame seeds and scallions. Add cilantro leaves if desired. Roll up like a crepe and serve with Sriracha if desired.
• In a medium glass mixing bowl, whisk the flours, salt, 1 cup water, the sesame oil and eggs; the batter should be smooth and free of lumps.
• Heat a crepe pan or 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Very lightly coat the skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Ladle in 1/4 cup of the batter. Gently rotate the skillet for a few seconds, swirling the batter to create a thin, even layer over the bottom. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons scallions to each pancake at this point. Cook the pancake until the underside is pale and just firmed up, about 1 minute.
• Flip the pancake over and cook for another 30 seconds. Remove from the skillet and transfer to a plate and cover with a kitchen towel. Continue with the rest of the batter until all the pancakes have been made. Keep warm until ready to serve.

MU SHU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a wok over a high heat, and add 2 tablespoons groundnut oil. Add the eggs, and cook until scrambled. Remove them from the wok to put aside. Wipe the pan clean.
• Reheat the wok, and add the remaining groundnut oil. Stir-fry the garlic, and ginger, for a few seconds, and then add the chicken, and cook for 1 minute, or until the pieces start to turn slightly brown. Then, add the rice wine or sherry, and stir well. Stir-fry for a few more seconds, and then add the dried mushrooms, and carrot. Stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Add the gherkins, the dried wood ear mushrooms, the bamboo shoots, and the dry-roasted peanuts to the wok, and mix well. Stir in the scrambled eggs. Season with the light soy sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper, and transfer the chicken to a serving dish.
• To serve: place the dish in the center of the table with the lettuce leaves on the side. Stuff each lettuce leaf with the filling, and enjoy.

MU SHU CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the peanut and sesame oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet on medium.
• Slice the green onions, using all the whites and enough of the tender green tops to make about 1 cup.
• Immediately add the onions, shredded cabbage mix and mushrooms to the skillet.
• Raise the heat to high and cook to soften vegetables, stirring from time to time.
• Meanwhile, cut the chicken through its width (the short way) into 1/4 inch wide strips, adding strips to the skillet as you slice.
• Mix the cornstarch into the sherry and add it to the skillet along with the soy sauce and garlic.
• Stir well.
• Add the broccoli slaw and carrots (if desired) and stir.
• Continue to stir fry, stirring frequently, about 5 to 7 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink.
• Just before serving, put the tortillas on a plate and microwave, uncovered, 1 minute 30 seconds to warm through.
• To serve, spread hoisin sauce to taste on each tortilla (1/2 to 1 tsp) and spread 1/2 cup filing on each tortilla.
• Roll up, burrito style.
• Serve at once.

JICAMA CHICKEN SAUTE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken cubes with salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the curry powder.
• In a small bowl, combine the broth, onions, crushed red pepper and remaining curry powder; set aside.
• In wok, heat oil over medium high heat.
• Add the chicken; cook and stir until browned.
• Add jicama and bell pepper to wok.
• Cook 3 minutes, stirring often.
• Add broth mixture; cook and stir 3 minutes or until heated through.
• Serve over rice and garnish with peanuts.

MU SHU CHICKEN WITH JíCAMA

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1/4-inch-thick strips and in a shallow baking dish stir together cornstarch, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon Sherry until combined well. Add chicken to marinade and toss to coat well. Marinate chicken, covered, at room temperature 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce, and salt. Peel j'cama and cut into sticks about 3 inches long and 1/4 inch thick. Cut scallions into pieces about 1 1/2 inches long and halve white pieces lengthwise.
• Wrap tortillas in a sheet of foil and heat in oven until hot, about 8 minutes.
• While tortillas are heating, heat a wok or an 8- to 10-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast iron) over moderately high heat until a bead of water dropped on cooking surface evaporates immediately. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, swirling wok or skillet to coat evenly, and heat until hot but not smoking. Stir-fry eggs until just cooked through but not browned, about 10 seconds. Transfer eggs to a bowl and break up into bite-size pieces.
• Carefully wipe out wok or skillet with paper towels. In wok or skillet heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil until hot but not smoking. Stir-fry j'cama 30 seconds and add 1 tablespoon Sherry. Add scallions and stir-fry 10 seconds, or until j'cama is crisp-tender. Add vegetables to eggs. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to wok or skillet and heat until hot but not smoking. Stir-fry chicken with marinade 1 minute, or until just cooked through. Add vegetable mixture with remaining tablespoon soy sauce and reamining 1/2 tablespoon Sherry and stir-fry until heated through.
• Divide chicken mixture between 2 plates and serve with tortillas for wrapping.

MOO SHU MUSHROOM WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium heat. Pour in eggs; cook and stir until eggs are thickened and no liquid egg remains. Remove from pan., In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook and stir until tender. Add coleslaw mix, garlic and ginger; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until slaw is crisp-tender. In a small bowl, mix vinegar, soy sauce and chili sauce; add to pan. Stir in sprouts and eggs; heat through., Spread about 2 teaspoons hoisin sauce over each tortilla to within 1/4 in. of edges. Layer with 1/2 cup vegetable mixture and about 1 tablespoon green onion. Roll up tightly.