Chinese Feast!

The end has come for our reading, The Story About Ping!  

We needed to celebrate and the boy's dad loves Chinese food!  So we had a special family dinner night!

The Menu

• Chicken Fried Rice
• Egg Rolls:  Which I did not make, only so much time in a day!
• Fortune Cookies & Rice Candies for Dessert
• Laughter & Fun!

Dad and the boys cheesing for the camera, and one boy poking his eye out.

We made paper lanterns and a chinese dragon and displayed our ducks on the table. 

Chicken Fried Rice       The boys love this!

Recipe for Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice (I like to use brown rice)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 5 Tbsp canola oil, divided
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
• 4small carrots peeled and diced
• 1 1/2 cups broccoli cut into small pieces
• salt & pepper
• 3/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/3 cup soy sauce (I use reduced sodium)
• 1 Tsp toasted sesame oil ( I sometimes don't use this)

Combine 2 2/3 cups water, rice and salt in a rice cooker or on stove and follow package directions.  Transfer the cooked rice to a baking sheet to cool and put in refrigerator until ready to use.

Heat 1 Tbsp of canola oil in large wok or pan over med-high heat. Add eggs and stir until just cooked.  Remove eggs to plate and set aside.

Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in wok, season chicken with salt & pepper and cook until done.  Remove chicken to plate.  Heat remaining 3 Tbsp of oil.

Add carrots and broccoli to the wok, and cook for 2 mins.  Add cold rice, and cook for 2 mins, Stir in eggs, chicken, and 3/4 of green onions.  Add soy sauce and sesame oil and continue to stir fry for 1 min.  Serve and Enjoy!

This makes a lot we always have leftovers.  But if you have big eaters it may serve 4.