we also generally cook the same in the van as we do at home, providing we have given our selves the time and also providing were not being bad and eating out.(not good for the budet) anyway
we have put this and others on other forums and a few people have tried, and alledgedly noone been poisoned yet
, so thought we'd put it here also
if you like Chinese food then try this, (by the way if you do try this out, watch people as they walk past yer van, just like the kids on the Bisto advert Hmmmmm.)
easy to do on the most modest van hob and have also cookedit in a pan on a bbq, we eat this type of food regularly when out travelling, quite a few of our friends also use this recipe now too.
we generally carry these ingredients in our van, and this is just one recipe that we use
Enjoy
Chicken Ginger and Garlic
You can add any veg you like, trick is to cut all ingredients roughly same size, so they will all take the same time to cook.
For two people
Boil in the bag rice for two if you have no other.
1 x chicken breast, cut into thin slices
½ green pepper, cut into thin slices
½ red pepper, cut into thin slices
3 x whole iceberg lettuce leaves, cut in half.
Thin green beans
3 x Mushrooms, cut into slices
1 x carrot, slice very thinly
1 clove garlic, crushed and chopped
3 x thin slices fresh ginger root
Groundnut/Veg oil
Pinch salt
Pinch pepper
tsp chicken stock
2 tblsp Oyster Sauce
Small amount of water and cornflour mixed for thickening
Heat wok, ( if you don’t have a wok a frying pan is good ) fry chicken then cooked add garlic/ginger, fry for 30 seconds.
Add carrots, (at this point add a couple of tbsp of water this will spit and steam, to help keep moist) when carrots starting to look cooked add all other veg, but not lettuce. Continue to cook until all about cooked. all veg should be very hot but still reasonably crunchy.
If looks like it is drying out add a little more water.
Add all salt pepper and sauces etc along with a drop of water, and taste again (you are making a very small amount of sauce, but don’t make it swim.) add corn flour mix to thicken.
At this point it should be cooked, taste, add the lettuce cook until the leaves have just gone limp but stems still crunchy (normally within seconds) and serve on boiled rice.
They say the perfect way to cook Chinese food is fast and hot frying, well it is but honestly just take your time it will taste just as good if you turn the heat down and take your time…
al
