Heart Skillet Meal

From the Best of Mennonite Fellowship Meals Cookbook Serves 4

1 lb cubed beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 cup diced carrots
1 cup diced potatoes
1-2 cloves garlic
1-1 1/2 cups water2 T soy sauce
1/4 t pepper
salt to taste

Saute beef and onion. Stir in rice, carrots, potatoes and garlic. Add water, cover and simmer on low heat for 40 minutes or until rice is tender. Right before serving stir in soy sauce salt and pepper.

Fried Rice

1 cup bean sprouts
1 T olive oil (or vegetable)
1 cup sliced mushrooms (3 oz)
3 cups cold cooked rice
1 cup cut-up cooked pork
2 T sliced green onions
1 T olive oil ( or vegetable)
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
3 T soy sauce
dash of white pepper

Rinse bean sprouts with cold water, drain. Heat 1 T oil in skillet over medium heat. Cook mushrooms in oil about 1 minute, stirring frequently, until coated. Add bean sprouts, rice pork and onions. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring and breaking up rice, until hot. Push rice mixture to the side of the skillet. Cook eggs in 1 T oil until eggs are cooked, but moist. stir eggs and rice together. Stir in soy sauce and pepper.

Variations:
Omit bean sprouts and mushrooms
I add green peppers with pork and onions
Substitute chicken or beef for pork
Use regular pepper

General Tso's Chicken

Sauce
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 t garlic
1 1/2 t minced ginger
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup sherry

Chicken
1 can chicken broth
3 lbs chicken, chunked
1/4 soy sauce
1 egg, beaten
1 cup cornstarch
2 cups green onions
8 small dried hot peppers, seeds removed

Sauce: Put all sauce ingredients in a jar and shake to mix. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Chicken: Mix chicken, soy sauce, and hot peppers. Stir in beaten egg. Add cornstarch. Mix until chicken is coated. Deep fry 7-8 pieces of meat at a time until crispy. Drain.

Place small amount of oil in wok or deep fry pan. Add onions and peppers and stir fry 30 seconds. Shake sauce mixture in jar and add to wok. Stir constantly until thick. If it gets too thick, add water. Add chicken. Cook until heated through. Serve over white rice or stir fried rice.

Variations:
I omit sherry. I use dry ginger. I use cayenne pepper if I don't have dried hot peppers. I heard that you can use pizza hot peppers too