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“Munch on!” in March with Sticky Chicken and Fried Rice

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“Rice is great if you’re really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something” -Mitch Hedberg

 

This week’s recipe is… Sticky Chicken and Fried Rice!

Sticky chicken is a flavorful, sweet recipe that can be served warm or cool. But this week is a little different. Instead of the chicken getting the spotlight, we’re going to dive into the incredible canvas of….rice!

Fun Food Facts!

FRIED RICE HISTORY

 

The origins of rice go so far back that it is hard to know exactly when this delicious food was first cooked. Though some believe that fried rice was first cooked sometime during the Sui dynasty, or A.D. 589-618, in Yangzhou which is a city in the eastern Jiangsu province. Jiangsu is located in the northeast part of China, stretching along the Yellow Sea.

Fried rice from Yangzhou, also called Yangchow, is considered the ideal fried rice which all other Chinese rice dishes are compared. This dish is traditionally bunches of fluffy rice mixed with roasted pork, scallions, peas, and prawns.

Today, fried rice dishes are found all over the world, although it is especially popular in China where rice is the staple grain.

RANDOM RICE RECONNAISSANCE!

After some undercover research, we found some interesting grains of knowledge about rice!

  • The Chinese word for rice is the same Chinese word for food!
  • Rice is the main food for more than half the people in the world!
  • Rice has been a symbol of life and fertility, which is why traditionally it has been tradition to throw it at weddings!
  • Rice is grown on every single continent except Antartica!

 

TRIVIA

How many different varieties of rice are there?

 

Over 40,000!

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We hope you enjoyed this week’s recipe! March is here! So give your child the gift of a March Cooking Class!

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Which food fun fact was your favorite? What’s your favorite way to eat fried rice? Let us know in the comments section below!

Print Recipe
 Sticky Chicken and Fried Rice
03/19/2018 - 03/23/2018 Please note all PJCC recipes are vegetarian. Recipes and ingredients may vary and/or change due to availability and subject to instructor’s discretion.
Course Main Dish
Servings
Yields 4 servings
Ingredients
Sticky Chicken
  • 1 lb chicken breasts thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sweet chili sauce
  • 1 Tbsp fresh ginger peeled and grated
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 4 green onions chopped
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • garnish sesame seeds
Fried Rice
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 green bell pepper deseeded and chopped
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 small carrot diced
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 cups cooked white rice
Course Main Dish
Servings
Yields 4 servings
Ingredients
Sticky Chicken
  • 1 lb chicken breasts thinly sliced
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sweet chili sauce
  • 1 Tbsp fresh ginger peeled and grated
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 4 green onions chopped
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • garnish sesame seeds
Fried Rice
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 green bell pepper deseeded and chopped
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 small carrot diced
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 cups cooked white rice
Instructions
Sticky Chicken
  1. Heat a large skillet to medium heat and add olive oil. Add the chicken, salt, and pepper. Cook chicken until brown on each side 3- 5 minutes. Set chicken aside on plate.
  2. In the skillet whisk together brown sugar, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sweet chili sauce, ginger, garlic, and lime juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until sauce thickens.
  3. Add chicken back to the sauce and coat each side with the sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Fried Rice
  1. Heat wok over medium heat with the sesame and vegetable oils. Add peppers, green onion, carrot, garlic, and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
  2. Add rice and soy sauce and cook, moving rice around constantly until done (About 2 minutes). Keep warm until serving.