[meat] in chilli, ginger & garlic
Made this because I had run out of everything other than ginger, chilli & garlic one night. Not a huge fan of ginger myself. I like it in beers, ales & teas but rarely in foods, but it can make a huge flavour difference if used subtly.
I initially made this with dried soya peices but it probably works better with battered squid or chicken or prawns or some other white meat. Dried soya meat isn't good for the bedcovers and those that dwell there.
Ingredients
- 200 ml water
- Onion
- two cloves of garlic
- a ginger root
- a meat of some type
- rice or noodles
- 2 small red chillis
- possibly a large red pepper
- spoonful of cornflour (sieved)
- 2 tbsp oil (I use olive but it's down to personal taste)
Method
Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan until nice and runny and dangerous looking. Add thinly chopped onions, garlic, chillies and fry until the onions go clear and take on the redness from the chillis. The smell should mouth & eye watering. Add meat and brown. You may want to do the meat and onion mix separately but I usually don't bother. Add some water and cornflour gratually to make a sauce. Add chopped peppers if desired and about a level teaspoon of grated ginger or dried ginger. Stir the mix for about a minute then add some chopped spring onions and serve with rice or noodles.