~Chinese tonight ~

Tonight we had Chinese!  Since I blogged these before I'll post the links to each of the original blogs.

We had Kung Pao Chicken and Fried Rice.  Delicious!

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Chinese Night

This evening I made Chinese! :)

These are actually dishes I have blogged about before. 

We had Kung Pao Chicken and Fried Rice

These were so delicious once again!  Please click on each title and it will take you right to my step-by-step blog about these easy to make tasty dishes!

~ Fried Rice ~

Nothing like Fried Rice to satisfy your appetite! It is part of our Asian Cuisine selection

Here is all you need, The Fried Rice package, and actually per the instructions on the back of the package, just water. I have tried it with water and it is okay but I like to use chicken broth to add even more to it, so I used that instead but it is optional.

Boil 1 and 1/2 cups of water (in my case I used chicken stock)..

add contents of package, stir, cover and let stand 5 minutes until water is absorbed.

 Refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 3 days.  I do mine in the morning and keep in refrigerator until evening dinner making time. Fried Rice cooks better the longer the rice sits in refrigerator.

Heat 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil in wok or skillet. Sir fry the rice for at least 1 minute until browned. Push rice to the side...

scramble 1-2 eggs and then stir into rice (I did it separately and added it to the rice above). If desired, add 1 cup of cooked peas and/or carrots.

This is easy and fun to make! I just made it my main meal with 2 egg rolls on the side. Yum!!

Here is the picture from the website

~ Etoufee ~

Well I knew this would happen eventually...I made this dish the other night and my husband deleted the photos I took thinking I had already downloaded them ...well I hadn't.  So I apologize that I will not have all the photos to post here.  I'm definitely making it again because we loved it, and I'll post again then with step by step photos as usual!  

I guess I've been living under a rock because I didn't even know what Etoufee was and didn't know what to expect.  I made it with shrimp and we had it over Rice Pilaf and it was really good!  We had some leftover and hubby had it on toast the next day.

Here's the Directions: Cook 1 lb of your choice of meat (shrimp,crawfish, or ground sausage) in a large pot with 1/2 cup margarine and 1 chopped celery stalk.  I did not include the celery stalk as hubby does not like it (I could probably list what he DOES like and the list would be a short one). I would have liked the celery in it as it would have added some more texture (and that slight celery crunch to the dish). Add the Etoufee mix , 1 1/2 cups water, and 1 (8oz) can tomato sauce.   Cook on low for 20 minutes. Serve over rice. Makes 4 cups.

Here is the photo from the website. It just really had a nice flavor!

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