My FIRST STIR FRY!!!!

Szechwan Shrimp from allrecipes.com

sorry it's kind of blurry...so much steam!

(tripled sauce ingredients because I added broccoli!)


Here is my version of it:

• 12 tablespoons water
• 6 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 6 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sliced green onions
• 1/4 cup diced onions
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 12 ounces raw shrimp, shells and tails removed
• 1 lb broccoli florets 

Directions

1. In a bowl, stir together water, ketchup, soy sauce, cornstarch, honey, crushed red pepper, and ground ginger. Set aside.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in onions and garlic; cook 30 seconds. Stir in broccoli and half of the sauce and cook for 2 minutes.  Then, stir in shrimp, and toss to coat with oil. Stir in the rest of the sauce. Cook and stir until sauce is bubbly and thickened.

Oh yeah, and instead of cornstarch, I used flour because we didn't have cornstarch.  And we didn't have ground ginger, so my dad rushed out and bought some.  Then he complained about how expensive spices are throughout the evening.

It was delicious!  Although my dad dislikes spice, so he requested that next time I make is less spicy.  Less red pepper, I guess.  And this sauce could probably make stir fried chicken or beef with broccoli too, I'm guessing.  Mmmm....I'm probably going to make this for tomorrow night's dinner too. 

Grilled Chicken, Salmon, and Tilapia

So I've been doing a lot of grilling recently...

FRIDAY: Marinated Grilled Chicken with boring veggies and rice.

SATURDAY: Grilled Salmon with rice, pineapple, and Bean, Corn, & Avocado Salad

SUNDAY: Grilled Tilapia with BCA Salad and Broccoli

I learned that it is necessary to oil the grill right before you put the stuff on so that it won't stick.  I stupidly oiled the grill only when I first started it.

For the marinated grilled chicken, I combined some soy sauce with olive oil, lemon juice, a tsp or two of worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and marinated the chicken for an hour in the refrigerator.

The salmon was coated in olive oil and rubbed with salt, pepper and lemon pepper, dill weed, onion and garlic powder.  Then drizzled with lemon juice.  This was so easy to grill and didn't stick at all (compared to the tilapia, which clung to the grill).  

The tilapia was mainly just olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemon pepper.  I should have used more oil.  This was the only piece that was left whole.  All the others ripped into pieces when parts of them stuck to the grill.  :'( 

And the Bean, Corn, Avocado Salad was from this recipe from SparkRecipes.com.

Tomorrow, I will attempt to grill shrimp!