CHINESE FOOD!

I'm not sure if you remember that one from Seinfeld.  George's mother yelled that in one of the episodes when his father was talking to him, just to get George off the phone.  George would go to his parents house and eat their leftover Chinese food.  This time he goes to their house and finds out that his parent's were lying about it, just to get off the phone with him.

Made some yummy chinese food tonight.  RT made his plate and it looked really good, so I had to take a picture of it.

There's my homemade fried rice (yes, from scratch) (it's under the mound of orange chicken).  The orange chicken is Trader Joe's (can't take credit for that) and it's tasty.  And there is some asparagus.  Not sure how the asparagus goes with Chinese food, but, we had some and it had to be cooked, so I cooked it.

Looks good, doesn't it? 

It was delicious!

RT made his famous Egg Drop Soup

It's won many awards

he added mushrooms to it and it was outstanding!

mushrooms aren't normally in it, we just had some and he thought he would toss them in

I should say, he thoroughly planned this out

Here are the recipes:

Fried Rice

3 cups water

1 1/2 teasoons salt

1 1/2 cups long-grain rice

4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped

3 eggs

1/8 teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided (I used olive oil)

2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger

8 ounces cooked pork, cut into thin strips

8 ounces cooked shrimp, shelled, deveined and coarsely chopped

8 green onions, finely chopped

1 to 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Cook rice, according to instructions.

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in wok (or large pan).  Beat eggs and pepper in small bowl.  Pour 1/3 of egg mixture into wok(pan).  Tilt wok slightly so egg covers bottom.  Cook over medium heat until eggs are set, 1-2 minutes.  Remove from wok.  Roll up omelet and cut into thin strips.  Continue process until all eggs are cooked.

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in wok over medium heat.  Add ginger and stir fry for 1 minute.  Add rice; cook and stir for 5 minutes.  Stir in eggs, bacon, pork, shrimp, onions and soy sauce.  Cook and stir until heated through.  Serves 6-8.

*I have substituted chicken for one or both of the pork/shrimp and it tastes good.  This time I used 2 cups of rice (this meal goes fast in our family, last time I didn't get to eat)

Egg Drop Soup

2 Tablespoons of cornstarch

6 cups chicken broth

2 Tablespoons of soy sauce

3 Tablespoons of vinegar (I believe he used rice vinegar this time)

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 scallion, minced

3 eggs, beaten

In large saucepan, mix cornstarch with small amount of chicken broth.  Add remaining broth and other ingredients, except eggs.  Bring to a boil and simmer until clear, stirring occaisionally.  Gradually stir in eggs, season to taste, and serve at once.  Makes about 1 1/2 quarts (can add corn, peas, carrots or mushrooms while cooking)

Let me know if you make them and how they turn out!