I have to admit that I never really had Chinese food (or Taco Bell for that matter) until I was in high school. If we had fast food growing up, it was McDonald's (hello childhood obesity) or Papa Johns (hello customer appreciation night).
We don't eat Chinese food a lot even though we really like it because 1. It is so unhealthy! and 2. I can't make it well and we don't eat out a lot.
However I found this stuff thanks to Cheryl:
Holy. Cow.
The back of the bottle says that a Jew and a Chinese person became friends, joined food forces, and made this sauce (Sounds like the beginning of a really awful joke, but that's what it says!). It is SO good. In Cheryl's class, they use it to marinate beef and make Teriyaki Beef. I made it with leftover chicken for a super quick stir fry. I had everything on hand except for the sauce, which was {yikes} almost $6. You don't need much though, so you could get at least 8 meals out of the bottle. Here is what I did:
Ingredients for the entire meal:
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I had baked them/foreman-ed them for a previous meal)
- 1/2-1 cup Soy Vay
- Extra Light Virgin Olive Oil (I used around 1 TBSP)
- Brown Rice
- Steamed Green Beans
- Saute chicken in the olive oil to warm it up and get it a little crispy (Not "fried" crispy. I used only a tiny bit of oil!). If your chicken isn't cooked already, saute it until it is no longer pink in the middle with more olive oil.
- Add the Soy Vay. Cook until warmed. (If your rice isn't done and the sauce reduces (like mine did!), add about 1/4 cup of water and cook. You will have more sauce to pour over the rice anyway.)
- Serve with brown rice and green beans.
It was so good and tasted so much like the real deal that I didn't get a picture of it. Daniel was really skeptical because he thinks teriyaki is always too salty. It tasted more like General Tso/Kung Pao/all things delicious in a Chinese restaurant.
Trust me- if you are a Chinese fan, this will be some of the best $6 you will ever spend!
Side note-I have decided that once Christmas break starts in 4 DAYS I will blog every. single. day. New challenge for me- the 17 blog posts of Christmas.
For now, I am thankful the semester is wrapping up, my classroom is getting cleaned and organized, and I get to see so much of my family over the next few weeks!
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