Day 89, 3-30-09

I love Panda Express and I love Mandarin Chicken so I was way excited when my friend called and said she had the recipe. I just had to try it and it was YUMMY! I had a take out box from Micheals and served it in that. The kids thought that was great.

Here's the recipe

Mandarin Chicken

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts

½ tablespoon sugar

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon of garlic powder

Mandarin Sauce-

2/3 cup sugar

¼ cup soy sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon fresh garlic (minced)

1 teaspoon fresh ginger (minced)

¼ cup water

4 teaspoons cornstarch

Pound chicken breasts with a mallet to an even thickness and season both sides with sugar, salt, and garlic powder.

Grill chicken 4-6 minutes on each side or until no longer pink inside. (I used my George Foreman cause {R} was gone) Remove from grill and cut into bit sized strips. Set aside.In a bowl combine sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic and ginger. Pour into a wok or sauce pan. Heat the mixture until almost at a boil. Combine cornstarch and water. Once the sauce starts to boil add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened.Add grilled chicken to the wok and coat with the sauce. Simmer until heated thoroughly. I served it over cooked rice.

I also made these yummy egg roll to go with it. MmmMmm....

Egg Rolls

1 C. Carrots grated
1 to 2 green onions chopped
1 C. cabbage
1 T oil

Add & Stir in:

¼ tsp. pepper
½ tsp. salt
1/8 C sugar or less

Add:

2 cups cooked shredded chicken breast

Roll into egg roll and wrap and fry on each side. Use a bowl of water and your finger to have the last corner stick to the egg roll after adding 2 heaping tablespoons of mixture to the egg roll wrap to stick the last corner. Fry in hot oil. Enjoy.