Pei Wei Asian Diner Chiang Mai Sausage Wpineapple Fried Rice Food

PEI WEI ASIAN DINER CHIANG MAI SAUSAGE W/PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Grind pork and pork fat through 3/8 inch grinder die. Add all ingredients and mix well. Stuff into pork casing to make sausage links or form into patties. Grill sausage links on grill until 165 degrees internal temperature or sauté patties in non-stick pan. At this point, sausage can be cooled down and frozen until needed.
• Heat wok until wisp of smoke appears. Add 2 Tbl of soybean oil & stir fry egg until scrambled. Add onions, cashews, red bell peppers & stir fry for 30 seconds. Add rice and cook while constantly stirring in wok to heat up rice.
• Add Oyster sauce and soy sauce, stir fry to incorporate sauce for 30 seconds. Add chile sauce, lime juice, and rice wine vinegar & stir fry for 30 seconds. Add Thai Basil, pineapple, and cilantro. Stir fry until all ingredients are hot.
• Divide fried rice into 4 bowls. Slice sausage links (or divide up patties) & serve over the fried rice. Garnish with a fresh lime wedge and a cilantro sprig.

PEI WEI ASIAN DINER VIETNAMESE FRESH SHRIMP AND MANGO ROLLS

Steps:

• Place water, fish sauce, kosher salt, in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Before adding shrimp, place the juice from lime in the sauce pan. Place shrimp into water & cook for one minute. Drain & place in refrigerator to cool.
• In a mixing bowl add chili sauce, lime juice, fish sauce & salt. Whisk together until evenly mixed. Add noodles, carrots, cabbage & mint into mixing bowl. Toss to coat vegetables evenly with sauce. Set aside, place in refrigerator until ready to roll.
• Take a cotton napkin & dampen with water, ring it out & lay it flat on cutting board. Place hot water in mixing bowl at the top of cutting board. Place all your roll ingredients within arms reach.
• Place one rice paper round in the hot water & move around gently until it becomes pliable and loose. Gently pull it out & lay it flat on cotton napkin.
• Place one half of a bibb lettuce leaf on the bottom end of the rice paper. Place 1 ½ oz of vegetable/noodle mix on top of bibb leaf. Place a few thai basil leaves on top, then a few cilantro leaves on top. Place 2 slices of mango on top end to end.
• Place two shrimp on top of the mango. Take the bottom of the rice paper & lift it over the mix rolling it until it start to seal. Take the left side & fold it over like folding an envelope, & do the same with the right side to seal both ends. Then continue rolling from the bottom until the roll is sealed.
• Repeat until you are out of ingredients. Cover with a lightly damp paper towel & refrigerate until ready to serve. Can be served with Chile Sauce, or Thai Peanut Dipping Sauce.

PEI WEI ASIAN DINER KHAO SOI (NORTHERN THAI CURRY SOUP)

Steps:

• In a sauce pan, heat soybean oil until hot. Add garlic, turmeric, and lemongrass & saute for 30 seconds. Add salt, red curry, and massaman curry then saute for 1 minute, cooking the curry paste.
• Add palm sugar, chicken stock, and coconut milk then turn heat on medium to bring to a simmer. Add fish sauce, lime leaves, and whole Thai basil bunch. Let simmer on low for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken and shrimp & cook on low until chicken is just done. Use tongs to remove lime leaves & Thai basil. Add lime juice, turn off heat & reserve.
• Divide cooked noodles into 4 bowls. Divide broth, chicken & shrimp into 4 bowls. Garnish with bright chiles and a sprig of cilantro.

CHINESE TAKEOUT PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Break up the cold cooked rice into smaller clumps.
• Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat until a bead of water sizzles and evaporates on contact. Add oil and swirl to coat bottom. Add shallots and bell pepper; stir-fry until fragrant and edges of shallots begin to crisp, about 1 minute. Move shallots and bell peppers to the side, creating a well in the middle. Toss in rice; break up remaining clumps with a spatula.
• Stir in oyster sauce, soy sauce and rice wine. Stir-fry until rice starts to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Add pineapple and ham. Give everything a few quick stirs so that the ham and pineapple are heated through. Transfer to a large bowl or plate and serve hot.

PEI WEI ASIAN DINER CARAMEL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Combine sugar and water in a high sided sauce pot. Bring to boil and simmer until the sugar turns a dark caramel color, but not burnt. Do not stir the sugar while cooking or it may crystallize.
• Add the chicken broth (the broth will boil quickly and spatter because of the hot sugar so be careful. This is the reason for the high sided pan).
• Stir in the broth and continue stirring over low heat until the sugar dissolves, then add the fish sauce and soy sauce. Set aside.
• Combine Vietnamese vinaigrette ingredients to a medium bowl and add cucumbers, red bell peppers and carrots. Marinate until ready to use.
• Season the chicken pieces with the salt.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large dutch oven and brown the chicken pieces on all sides. Set aside.
• In the same pan, (using the extra vegetable oil if needed) saute the ginger, garlic, red onion, and jalapeno over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until soft and fragrant.
• Add the browned chicken pieces and the caramel sauce to the dutch oven, turning the chicken in the caramel broth to coat all sides. Arrange the chicken in the pan so it is all submerged in the sauce as much as possible and bring the pot to a boil.
• Cover the pot, put in the oven and braise until done (35-45 minutes). While chicken is cooking, assemble the green onion, pineapple chunks and the other herbs and set aside.
• Just before serving, add in the green onions and pineapple chunks and stir well. Serve the chicken over your favorite rice or rice vermicelli.Top with portion of Vietnamese vinaigrette slaw.