diff --git a/blog/chicken-stir-fry-2019-04-13.markdown b/blog/chicken-stir-fry-2019-04-13.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eb32505 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/chicken-stir-fry-2019-04-13.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +--- +title: Chicken Stir Fry +date: 2020-04-13 +series: recipes +tags: + - instant-pot + - pan + - rice + - garlic +--- + +# Chicken Stir Fry + +This recipe was made up by my fiancé and I. We just sorta winged it every time +we made it until we found something that was easy to cook and tasty. We make +this every week or so. + +## Recipe + +### Ingredients + +- Pack of 4 chicken breasts +- A fair amount of Montreal seasoning (garlic, onion, salt, oregano) +- 3 cups basmati rice +- 3.75 cups water +- 1/4th bag of frozen stir fry vegetables +- Avocado/coconut oil +- Standard frying pan +- Standard chef's knife +- Standard 11x14 cutting board +- Two metal bowls +- Instant Pot +- Spatula + +### Seasoning + +Put the seasoning in one of the bowls and unwrap the plastic around the chicken +breasts. Take each chicken breast out of the package (you may need to cut them +free of eachother, use a sharp knife for that) and rub all sides of it around in +the seasoning. + +Put these into the other metal bowl and when you've done all four, cover with +plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 5-6 hours. + +Doing this helps to have the chicken soak up the flavor of the seasoning so it +tastes better when you cook it. + +### Cooking + +Slice two chicken breasts up kinda like +[this](https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/04/knife-skills-how-to-slice-chicken-breast-for-stir-fries.html) +and then transfer to the heated pan with oil in it. Cook those and flip them +every few minutes until you've cooked everything all the way through (random +sampling by cutting a bit of chicken in half with the spatula and seeing if it's +overly juicy or not is a good way to tell, or if you have a food thermometer to +165 degrees fahrenheit or 75 degrees celsius). Put this chicken into a plastic +container for use in other meals (it goes really good on sandwiches). + +Then repeat the slicing and cooking for the last two chicken breasts. However, +this time put _half_ of the chicken into the plastic container you used before +(about one chicken breast worth in total, it doesn't have to be exact). At the +same time as the second round of chicken is cooking, put about 3 cups of rice +and 3.75 cups of water into the instant pot; then seal it and set it to manual +for 4 minutes. + +Dump frozen vegetables on top of the remainder of the chicken and stir until the +vegetables are warm. + +### Serving + +Serve the stir fry hot on a bed of rice. + +![image of the food](/static/blog/chicken-stir-fry.jpg) diff --git a/static/blog/chicken-stir-fry.jpg b/static/blog/chicken-stir-fry.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9cd41bb Binary files /dev/null and b/static/blog/chicken-stir-fry.jpg differ