A recipe that started this authors love of rice when looking for a simple dish to cook at university. Tarty, zingy and with the right combination of ingredients is simple but effective.
AuthorHungry PandaCategoryMeatDifficultyBeginnerPut the rice into the inner bowl of your rice cooker and fill to the level 2 with water. Press the ’LONG GRAIN’ or ’WHITE’ function on your rice cooker and press ’START’
Heat a pan with the oil, add the ginger and garlic, stirring to make sure it doesn’t burn
Add the chicken/turkey and cook for 5-7minutes and then add the red peppers, green beans and cook for a further 4 minutes
Add the lemon juice, soy sauce and brown sugar, stir to coat the meat and veg, bring the sauce to a bubble
Add the cornflour and water mix to thicken the sauce – do this a little at a time, stirring the sauce well until you get to the consistency you want
Taste to see how balanced the sauce is – it should be the right combination of tarty and sweet with a touch of salty - adjust the seasoning by adding more soy sauce, a pinch of salt and some white pepper then serve with rice
Ingredients
Directions
Put the rice into the inner bowl of your rice cooker and fill to the level 2 with water. Press the ’LONG GRAIN’ or ’WHITE’ function on your rice cooker and press ’START’
Heat a pan with the oil, add the ginger and garlic, stirring to make sure it doesn’t burn
Add the chicken/turkey and cook for 5-7minutes and then add the red peppers, green beans and cook for a further 4 minutes
Add the lemon juice, soy sauce and brown sugar, stir to coat the meat and veg, bring the sauce to a bubble
Add the cornflour and water mix to thicken the sauce – do this a little at a time, stirring the sauce well until you get to the consistency you want
Taste to see how balanced the sauce is – it should be the right combination of tarty and sweet with a touch of salty - adjust the seasoning by adding more soy sauce, a pinch of salt and some white pepper then serve with rice
Notes
Add some chopped fresh red chilli for a spice kick. Baby sweetcorn can add some great yellow colour to this lemony dish.