All Things Considered Chicken Stirfry

 All things considered

All things considered

All things considered,

Well, almost.

Lyrics courtesy of Cousin Roy when he was little.

When my older kids hear the theme music for NPR's All Things Considered, it brings back visions of their mom (me) in the kitchen making a chicken stirfry for supper. I've made this a LOT. Why? Probably because I almost always have the ingredients on hand, and it's somehow quite therapeutic to stand in the kitchen at the end of a busy day, dicing chicken and veggies while listening to the radio.

Just think: At the mere whim of a program director, my children could have been associating As it Happens with chicken stirfry instead!

Ingredients:

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts (four or five)

1 clove garlic, minced 

Extra Virgin Olive oil for stirfrying

1 onion, chopt

4 ribs celery, sliced on the diagonal

Fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 T. cornstarch

3 T. chicken stock (Kitchen Basics is gluten free)

2 T. white wine

1 t. honey

Salt and pepper, a little cayenne
Chopt almonds or peanuts

Stirfry chicken and garlic til chicken is golden brown on the edges. Set aside.

  Now in that same skillet stirfry the veggies except for the mushrooms. I don't think they're techically vegetables anyway, are they?? Stirfry veggies until a little translucent. We want a degree of crunchiness remaining.

 Add chicken back into the skillet with the veggies and also add the mushrooms.

In a small bowl, make a quick sauce of:

white wine, chicken stock, corn starch, and honey. Stir. Pour over stirfry in skillet. Mix well. Heat thoroughly. Sauce will form a nice glaze. Add salt, pepper, and cayenne as desired.

Serve with hot basmati rice - or serve alone. Sprinkle chopt almonds or peanuts over the top for a little added crunch.

P.S. It's years later and I'm still making chicken stirfry. But these days the radio is tuned to KTLK-FM at 5 PM and now it's Jason Lewis talking me through my chicken stirfries. :-)  Interestingly, KTLK often gives me news that I don't get until a few weeks later on NBC.

P.P.S. I'm so sorry I don't have a photo of the finished product. I was in a hurry to eat and forgot to take the pic. I think you can use your imagination. :-)


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