Kung Pao Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken, the dish we cooked this week from what is now becoming almost an every day resource for me, Stir Frying to the Sky's Edge. 


How relaxing it is to come home from a hectic day at work and dive into pulling together all of the ingredients for the dish. 


I decided to use 6 chilis and regretted that I didn't use 8. I was looking for the flavor of them to impart onto the other ingredients but with 6 it didn't seem to do that. All I had to do though, is take a small bite of the chili itself and it satisfied all my expectations for flavor and heat. 


The peanuts were such a nice additions especially since I am such a fan of crunch. I may have roasted them just a little too much but my husband loved the extra smokiness it added.


This is the first recipe from SFTTSE that I had every single ingredient the recipe called for. In the past I have substituted Basalmic for the Chinkiang and dry sherry for the Shao Hsing rice wine. It seems every time I visit my neighborhood Super H Korean grocery store I find more and more of the right ingredients. At first was daunting to be in a grocery store with a whole lot of foreign ingredients but I am becoming a lot more comfortable and find that if I take my time and compare the labels to the information from SFTTSE I can locate exactly what I need. It sure has made a big difference in the taste of the dishes that I have been cooking.


I am looking forward to cooking the next recipe...Until then!

Yin Yang Beans

Wok Wednesday Extravaganza

So as I continue my adventure of cooking my way thorough Stir-Frying to the Sky's Edge on Wok Wednesdays, I totally enjoy this weeks recipe. The Yin Yang Beans wereabsolutely delicious. I was so surprised of how far the 2 tablespoons of pork went in working it's way all among the pound of green beans. I decided to pair it with Millie Chan's Chili Shrimp from The Breath of a Wok and white rice. To say the least it was a memorable meal. I am always amazed at how easy it is to create such lovely flavors with just a little effort.