ginger chicken & veggies.

it's fall!  & that means everything i want to cook involves simmering on the stove for hours to build delightful flavors & then eat a big bowl of it.  normally, this involves a lot of soup.  but this recipe i found on pinterest, of course, is more like a chicken & veggie curry, minus the curry.  so chicken & veggie stir fry with an awesome coconut broth...  certainly this dish has a normal name...

anyway.  it was delicious!  a little bit of coconut of milk... a little bit of ginger... a lot of veggies... we loved the little bit of thai influence & the lot bit of fall influence.  & i loved that it made my house smell divine.

ginger chicken & veggies

found on: pinterest

originally posted on: simple bites.

2 T evoo

1 T minced garlic

a 2 inch piece of ginger, microplaned

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground coriander

1 1/2 tsp ground tumeric

2 sweet yellow onions, 1 chopped & 1 sliced

6 green onions, cut into 2 inch pieces

6 cute little sweet peppers or 2 bell peppers, julienned

3 carrots, julienned

1 can baby corn, cut into 1 inch pieces

2 cans lite coconut milk

2 lb chicken breasts, cooked as you wish

2 tsp sherry vinegar

salt & pepper

serve with brown rice & arugula

1. in a big ole dutch oven, heat the evoo over medium heat.  add the garlic & ginger & let cook until it starts to smell lovely.  add both cuts of onion & cook until tender.

2.  if your spices aren't already ground, this is the fun part!  get out your mortar & pestle & grind away. my super awesome sister gave me this granite one for my birthday this year & i love it.  it is incredibly heavy, which means the pestle does most of the work for me.  & i feel really chefy grinding my own spices.  thanks, julie byrd!

3.  add the other vegetables, which really can include anything you like.  these are colorful & a few of my favorites.  continue cooking until these veggies are tender.

4. add the coconut milk to your veggie mixture.  i went with lite coconut milk because the full fat version is so heavy & thick.  i think it turned out great.  but if you can only find the full fat version, go for it.  it just might be even better.  take your dog for a walk around the block after dinner & never think about it again :)

5. turn the heat down to low, throw the lid on your dutch oven, & let your flavors marry for a few hours!  ahhh, the smells of delicious food will fill your house.

6. it is time to taste!  want my big soup secret tip: adding just a tiny bit of sherry vinegar {seriously, no more than a teaspoon at a time} will make the flavors in your soup shine!  soup pow wow at work every day for the last two years has tought me this.  i believe it works every time.  try it out.  of course this is a good time to add salt & pepper as well.

7. to serve: start with a small serving of cooked brown rice in your bowl.  then add some fresh arugula. dish out your ginger chicken & veggies.  & top with a few green onions to make it pretty.  enjoy!

love love,
kjp.