Szechwan Sturgeon Recipes

QUICK SZECHWAN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together olive oil, chile peppers, ginger, and garlic. Mix in sugar, ketchup, and vinegar.

SZECHWAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk together the soy sauce, sherry, sugar, ginger, cornstarch, crushed red pepper, and garlic powder in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the chicken and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the bell pepper and onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Place onion and bell pepper on a plate and set aside. Reduce heat to medium-low, stir chicken and marinade into the same skillet. Cook the chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 15 minutes. Stir in cashews and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the onion and bell pepper, cooking until heated through.

SZECHUAN BEEF

Steps:

• Toss beef with soy sauce, cornstarch, crushed red pepper and garlic in non-metal bowl. Cover and refrigerate 20 minutes.
• Heat oil in wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir fry beef until no longer pink, 5 minutes. Stir in broccoli, onions and water chestnuts; cook 2 minutes. Pour in broth, and bring to a boil. Stir in peanuts, cook one minute more, and serve.

SZECHUAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix ginger, garlic, red pepper, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and sugar in a pan and warm to near boiling.
• Combine broth and cornstarch in small bowl; stir to dissolve cornstarch.
• Stir the cornstarch mixture into the soy mixture. Stir until thickened.

STURGEON SZECHUAN

Steps:

• Heat the sesame oil and the butter until hot.
• Dust the fillets with flour.
• Pan fry until light brown on both sides.
• Add the garlic, ginger and red pepper flakes.
• Cook until the garlic just starts to brown.
• Squeeze the lemon juice over the sturgeon and de-glaze the pan with the sake.
• Add the teriyaki sauce and reduce until caramelized.
• (If the sauce appears to break as it reduces, add a tablespoonful of sake or sherry).
• Garnish with chopped peanuts.
• Teriyaki Sauce: Mix all ingredients together; will keep in the refrigerator for up to a month; before using, stir up from the bottom.

SZECHWAN EGGPLANT STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cut the eggplants in 1/2 lengthwise and then slice crosswise into wedges, no more than 1-inch wide.
• Heat a wok or large skillet over medium-high flame and add the oils; tilt the pan to coat all sides. When you see a slight smoke, add a layer of eggplant, stir-fry until seared and sticky, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the eggplant to a side platter and cook the remaining eggplant in same manner, adding more oil, if needed.
• After all the eggplant is out of the pan, add the green onions, ginger, garlic, and chile; stir-fry for a minute until fragrant. Add the broth. In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and cornstarch until the sugar and cornstarch are dissolved. Pour the soy sauce mixture into the wok and cook another minute, until the sauce has thickened. Put the eggplant back in the pan, tossing quickly, until the sauce is absorbed. Garnish with sesame seeds, Thai basil, and cilantro and serve.

SZECHWAN STURGEON

Steps:

• Heat sesame oil and butter until hot. Dust lighty with flour the fish fillets. Pan fry until light brown on both sides. Remove fish to oven to keep warm. Add garlic, ginger and red pepper flake to pan, and brown slightly. Squeeze lemon juice over garlic and deglaze with 1/3 cup of sake. Add teriyake sauce (3/4 cup soy sauce, 2Tbsp. mirin, 2 Tbsp. brown sugar) and reduce till caramelized. Garnish with pinenut or peanuts.

SZECHWAN CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan cook onion, celery, and garlic in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until onion is softened. Add carrots, gingerroot, red pepper flakes, and broth and simmer, covered, until carrots are very tender, about 45 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and in a blender purée mixture in batches (use caution when blending hot liquids). Return soup to pan and heat over low heat until hot, being careful not to let boil.
• Serve soup drizzled decoratively with sour cream mixture.