shaken, not stirred fry

so last night i made a chicken stir fry and decided to make my own teriyaki sauce to go with it. i've been on a bit of a health kick lately, and although there are a couple of things in here that aren't ideal, food is never as tasty if it's 100% good for you ;)

i don't really have any cute or witty stories this time (not that i really think i did before). i know, i know, you're terribly and utterly disappointed. i had a very busy evening of working out, smoothie making, showering and watching The League. i didn't get around to cooking til about 9:30, therefore, i was all business.

let's dive in, shall we?

i didn't give you an ingredient list last time, but this time i suppose i will...

stir fry:
olive oil (or stick prevention of your choice)
chicken (or meat of your choice)
array of vegetables (of your choice)
noodles (or rice of your choice)
s&p (or seasoning of your choice

teriyaki sauce:
1 1/4 cups of water (no choice)
3 tbsp brown sugar (no choice)
2 tbsp corn starch (no choice)
1/4 cup soya sauce (no choice)
grated ginger (no choice)
garlic clove (no choice)


first, in a wok over medium/high heat, cook your meat in a little bit of olive oil (to prevent stickage). Once your meat is cooked through, toss in your vegetables (i used water chestnuts too).



meanwhile, on the other side of town... mix 1 cup of water, the soya sauce, brown sugar, ginger and garlic clove in a saucepan. stir it continuously until it comes to a boil.



weird alien ginger



dissolve the 2 tbsp of cornstarch in the 1/4 cup of water and pour that stuff right on in... it will get to a nice and teriyakiy consistency.



oh, by the way, are you starting to make your noodles? you should be. the noodles i bought take 1 minute once the water is boiling... so the timing was fine.



pour your teriyaki sauce over the veggies and toss until everything is nice and coated.



finish up your noodles or rice... mine looked like mr. noodles without all the weird powder, sodium and dehydrated vegetables... see?



you can toss your noodles in the wok with the vegeat (vegetables and meat) and get them all saucy, or you can leave them plain and just top them. i did the latter. you can add a little lemon wedge for some citrus delight if you wish. i did.. and that wish came true.



let me know if you have any requests of things you'd like me to make/post. i'm always up for trying something new!

(insert week where i check everyday for someone to suggest something and no one does and i feel silly and spend hours wondering why)