Moo Goo Gai Pan I Recipes

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

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 II

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir in the mushrooms, snow peas, water chestnuts, and bok choy; season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the wok and wipe the wok clean.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in the wok. Stir in the garlic and ginger; cook a few seconds until the garlic begins to turn golden brown. Stir in the chicken and cook until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add the wine, sugar, and chicken broth; bring to a boil. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and stir into the simmering sauce. Once the sauce returns to a simmer, stir until thick and clear, about 30 seconds. Return the vegetables to the wok and toss until hot and coated with the sauce.

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.

MOO GOO GAI PAN I

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the chicken, 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch, the egg white, sherry, salt and pepper.
• Marinate for 15 minutes.
• Combine the stock and the remaining 1 tablespoon of cornstarch.
• Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until very hot but not smoking.
• Add the ginger and garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Add the chicken and marinade and continue stir-frying for 3 minutes,or just until the chicken begins to turn brown.
• Add the mushrooms and stir-fry for 1 minute more.
• Stir the stock and cornstarch mixture into the wok; cook for about 30 seconds, or until the sauce thickens.
• Add in the water chestnuts and heat through.
• Serve on a bed of hot white rice and sprinkle generously with sautéed almonds, if desired.