Sunday, November 8, 2020

Healthier Orange Peel Chicken


I had a taste for Chinese-style Orange Peel Chicken, and thought it could be healthier to grill the chicken instead of breading-and-frying... I split three breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper, grilled them, and cut them into bite-size slices. 

Prepped the broccoli and jasmine rice, so they could finish together. Then I peeled the zest from two oranges, juiced them, chopped up some fresh garlic and ginger, and fried the zest until almost crispy. The garlic and ginger went in next, fried a minute or so until fragrant, then the brown sugar and orange juice go in. Allow the sauce to sizzle and reduce and caramelize, use a touch of soy sauce to moderate the sweetness. Add the sliced grilled chicken, toss to combine, and anoint with a sprinkle of sesame oil.

Very tasty, only a tablespoon or two of oil was used. If I were cooking only for myself, I would have added several dried red chilis when frying the orange peels, to add a little heat! 

Saturday, November 7, 2020

Strip Steak Saturday


Saturdays we need to do the weekly grocery shopping, and cooking for dinner. Luckily, today the local store had strip steaks on sale! I decided to give it another try, the last few "sale" steaks from this market have been really tough and flavourless.

I rubbed the steaks with Szeged Rib Rub (yes, I know it's beef rather than pork, but the seasoning is one of my FAVES!), and really brings out the meaty flavour without being too salty. 

Today's strip steaks were still not butter-tender (fine with me, but I like a steak with texture) but had awesome flavour along with decent tenderness. Slapped them on a hot grill, and served with green beans and couscous flavoured with garlic and fresh thyme, and dinner was on!

Tasty, nutritious, and thankfully I did not overcook the steaks!