Microwave Steamed Sour Chicken And Eggplant Recipes

QUICK & EASY EGGPLANT PARMESAN IN THE MICROWAVE

Steps:

• Peel eggplant; cut into 1/8" slices. In bowl combine tomato paste, water and tomatoes. Mix well. Add oregano and basil, Spread sauce on bottom of 2-Qt casserole. Layer half of eggplant, more sauce, and half the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Finish by sprinkling Paremsan cheese on top. Cover casserole.
• Place in microwave and cook on High 14 minutes, turning dish once after 7 minute if your microwave does not rotate. Make sure cheese has melted.
• Serves 4.
• To Freeze: Label casserole and freeze up to 2 months.
• To Thaw: Thaw and place in microwave on High for 7 minutes.

MOROCCAN-STYLE CHICKEN AND EGGPLANT STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet with 1 teaspoon olive oil.
• Place eggplant in a large bowl. Drizzle 1/4 cup olive oil over eggplant and toss to coat. Spread eggplant on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is softened and browned, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, wide pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir onions and garlic until onions are softened, about 10 minutes. Stir paprika, kosher salt, coriander, fennel seeds, black pepper, cumin, ginger, and turmeric into onion mixture; cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Mix tomatoes, half of the reserved tomato juice, red bell peppers, white wine, and lemon juice into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reserve the remaining tomato juice to thin the stew if needed.
• Arrange chicken in a single layer in the pot; cover with some of the tomato mixture. Return stew to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes. Flip chicken, cover, and simmer until no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Stir eggplant and marjoram into stew; simmer uncovered until heated through, about 10 minutes.

MICROWAVE STEAMED CHICKEN WITH SESAME SAUCE AND SPROUTS

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt on chicken then spread it with your hands to distribute the salt evenly.
• Put the chicken in a microwave-safe bowl then add sake and put the thinly sliced garlic on top.
• Prepare the sesame sauce by mixing the sesame seeds, sugar and soy sauce.
• Put the lid or cover the chicken with a cling wrap then microwave for 4 minutes using 600W.
• Take out the chicken from the microwave then let it cool. Once it cools, shred it into smaller bite-size pieces.
• Remove the roots of the sprouts then distribute it on top of the chicken.
• Add the sesame sauce on top before serving.