I drank a lot of beer this weekend. I attended two Oktoberfests. So now I feel dehydrated, puffy, ill, and like a fat kid. I needed vegetables in mass quantity. Success. I should feel normal sauce anytime now.
Asian Lettuce Tacos
for four
Ingredients
Chicken (the protein)
- Three chicken breasts, diced
- 1/2 bottle your favorite stir fry sauce (I used Trader Joe's General Tsao)
- 1/4 c. soy sauce
- 1 tsp EVOO
Onions + Mushroom (the salty)
- 1 yellow onion, sliced in 1/4" slices
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups shitake mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tsp EVOO
- Dash of salt
- 1/2 bag broccoli slaw (or bean sprouts)
- 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce (Trader Joe's!)
- 1 tsp EVOO
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 head iceberg lettuce
- 4 green onions, diced
- Sesame seeds for garnish
- Sriracha, AKA my second favorite food after cheese
Directions
- Marinate chicken in soy sauce and stir fry sauce for about 30 minutes
- You only need 1 stir fry pan for this meal:
- First prepare the onions and mushrooms by stir frying all ingredients until soft and golden
- Then prepare the veggies in the same way, but shorter time. You want to retain a bit of crunch.
- Wipe out the pan with a paper towel
- Cook chicken, drained from marinated in the oil until cooked through completely
- Meanwhile, cook rice
- See below for my trick on coring a head of iceberg lettuce
- Serve each item in bowls so people can make their own "Tacos"
Would you care for a great tip on coring a head of iceberg lettuce? So that it look perfectly like this in two seconds without the use of one sharp object? :
Core side down, slam the head of iceberg on the countertop. I swear, this works perfectly.
Here's a humorous example of what I mean :
Pretty sure that guy is using a head of cabbage. This is an outrage.
Anywho, what goes better with this meal than cucumber onion salad? A Roady family staple, I have added my own twist to this salad with sesame seeds and red chili flakes.
Cucumber Onion Salad
Ingredients
- Hot house cucumber, thinly sliced
- Small red onion, halved, then thinly sliced
- 1/2 c. seasoned rice wine vinegar
- 2 tsp. sesame seeds
- 1/4 tsp. red chili flakes
Directions
- Mix it up
- Let it sit for 15 minutes before serving so the onion mellows out and the cuc soaks up the flavors
Anywho, I'm going to go see how much water I can drink to get all these beer toxins out. Maybe I should just chug some sriracha instead?
Mom and Dad are soooo spoiled.
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