Thursday, March 20, 2014

Vegan or Omnivore My Kung Pao Combination 03/20/14

My Kung Pao Combination 

I also made this vegan for my children; they are vegan:
Gregg Jr., his wife Sara, Amber and her boyfriend Justin.

All you do to make it vegan is eliminate the meat and add extra vegetables

Ingredients :

1- package of  stew meat                           
1- package of  pork strips                    
1- package of  chicken strips
1- bottle of Kung Pao sauce (spicy)        
1- Bok choy                                           
3  1/2 cups of broccoli
3  1/2 cups of cauliflower                           
2- 8oz packages of mushrooms           
1- can of baby corn                             2 for vegan
1- can of sliced water chesnuts           2 for vegan                
1- can of Chinese vegetables              2 for vegan         
1- can of bamboo shoots                     2 for vegan
Prep time 15 - 20 minutes   
Cook time 20 - 25 minutes 

 The Kung Pao sauce I buy from Lotus Food Company  
(Penn Ave. in the strip district in Pittsburgh Pa).
The meat I buy from Shop n Save in Pittsburgh Pa (the five for $19.99). 

Start with 2/3 cups of olive oil in wok and heat until oil is hot.
Cook meats on medium heat
Add chicken (you can cut meats into smaller pieces)

 

Keep stirring until cooked thoroughly. Remove from wok and place in large bowl 
Repeat with  pork and beef  strips. After all meats are done, set aside in bowl
for now

 
.

Cook vegetables on medium heat
Add into the wok bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, broccoli, and cauliflower. Mix for about 7 minutes,
then add in mushrooms, baby corn, and bok choy, stirring until everything is hot.

 

Slowly add in meats in portions to make sure the are mixed well with the vegetables.
Now add the Kung Pao spicy sauce. Open bottle,  pour into the wok,
making an X and then straight down the center top to bottom.
Mix  thoroughly (there should be some juice at the bottom just mix it all together).

 

Now that's it's mixed thoroughly, let simmer for about 5 minutes. Then, if you like your food spicy.,
mix in 1 cup of  Thai chili sauce. And here you can add a few
Tien Tsin Chinese dried hot red chile peppers.
(Only add 2 to 3 they really make it super hot but tasty) 
Let them cook in about 10 minutes 
This particular recipe we left them out for company.
While this is simmering make your rice 
Any rice will do, we prefer instant rice.
 
 After Rice is done add to your bowl or plate throw some
Chow Mein noodles over it if you like  
and its dinner time

 

These two are Vegan

 

 Non Vegan





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