Pei Wei Asian Diner Chiang Mai Sausage Wpineapple Fried Rice Recipes

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 THAI BLAZING NOODLES

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and whisk until evenly mixed. Reserve sauce.
• Cut chicken breast into ¾ inch squares. Whisk eggs, milk, salt & white pepper together. Place potato starch in a mixing bowl. Dredge chicken through egg wash then dust in potato starch. Shake chicken in a strainer to remove excess starch.
• Heat 2 qts of water in a large sauce pan. Once boiling, cook chicken for 3-4 minutes or until cooked all the way through. (This helps pre-cook the chicken). Drain on paper towels and reserve.
• In a flat bottom wok or a large sauté pan, heat 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil until smoking hot. Add minced garlic and tomatoes & return the chicken to the sauce then sauté for 5-10 seconds.
• Add noodles, snap peas and carrots. Add the Blazing Sauce and toss to coat noodles evenly. Simmer and toss until sauce is 90% absorbed into the noodles. Dish should not be dry or overly saucy.
• Add green scallion sticks, basil and cilantro. Toss well and pour into 4 bowls evenly.

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.

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.