Hi everyone!
Last week the boyfriend had told me he had a craving for Chinese food. Since we had just gone to the fair the day before, I couldn’t bring myself to go out to eat after eating so much fair food.
I found this recipe on All Recipes and substituted fresh orange juice, low sodium soy sauce, added broccoli and an orange peel garnish. We also added more garlic, because the original recipe only called for one clove, and I love garlic, so I doubled it! It was Nick’s last-minute idea to add a few drops of Sriracha to make it spicy.
It smelled great while cooking!
Nick really liked this dish—he even joked that if I cook like this every night, he won’t ever have to go eat fast food ever again… We’ll see how long that lasts! ;)
I thought it tasted even betterthan take-out—it was fresh and wasn’t overloaded with sauce and sodium.
Instead of using matchstick cut carrots, I used a vegetable peeler to “shave” the carrots into ribbons. I wanted to carrots to be really soft and easy to eat. They softened up really well and absorbed some of the sauce! The chicken was lightly sautéed instead of wok or deep fried like most take out places. This dish has significantly less sodium and grams of fat than what you’d get with take-out Chinese.
Enjoy! What’s your favorite Asian dish to make at home?
Hi! I’m Emily, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and self-taught intuitive chef. I firmly believe that cooking is the simplest and most important step we can take to improve our minds and bodies and build healthier communities. Join me and let’s bring food back to the kitchen!
I really can’t wait to try this! It sounds really good.
It was really easy to make! Tasted even better than any Chinese take-out. Mostly because you know you’re not overloading yourself with fat and sodium!
So delicious.
Looking forward to trying out more recipes with you! :)