Thread: Out for Chinese Tonight

On Sep 10, 4:28*pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com>
wrote:
> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
> tonight. *He will at least eat Lemon Chicken, but nothing else.
>
> I've had a yen (no pun intended) for some plain old American style
> Chinese food lately, so nothing fancy or exotic. *That's easy to find
> in the midwest but not here in Phoenix. *However, I have found two
> restaurants that serve up these types of dishes.
>
> I will order the appetizer platter (egg rolls, spareribs, crab puffs,
> and pot stickers), hot and sour soup, and pork chop suey with steamed
> rice. *Lots of leftovers to bring home for myself. They also make a
> great egg foo yung, but that would be pushing the amount of food just
> too far. :-)
>
> --
>
> ~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~
>
> * * * * ~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~
>
> ************************************************** ********
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright

Love Lemon Chicken. My very favourite Chinese food. Wish I could
duplicate at home. e.

In article <[email protected] >,
Wayne Boatwright <[email protected]> wrote:

> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
> tonight. He will at least eat Lemon Chicken, but nothing else.
>
> I've had a yen (no pun intended) for some plain old American style
> Chinese food lately, so nothing fancy or exotic. That's easy to find
> in the midwest but not here in Phoenix. However, I have found two
> restaurants that serve up these types of dishes.
>
> I will order the appetizer platter (egg rolls, spareribs, crab puffs,
> and pot stickers), hot and sour soup, and pork chop suey with steamed
> rice. Lots of leftovers to bring home for myself. They also make a
> great egg foo yung, but that would be pushing the amount of food just
> too far. :-)

Funny you should mention that. :-) I've been googling for Pork Chow
Mein recipes. I want to prepare some!

Craving Chinese food here too.
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:28:33 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
> tonight.
>
> I've had a yen (no pun intended)

None inferred. Yen are Japanese, not Chinese.

-sw

On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:35:01 -0700 (PDT), lainie wrote:

> On Sep 10, 4:28*pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com>
> wrote:
>> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
>> tonight. *He will at least eat Lemon Chicken, but nothing else.
>>
>> I've had a yen (no pun intended) for some plain old American style
>> Chinese food lately, so nothing fancy or exotic. *That's easy to find
>> in the midwest but not here in Phoenix. *However, I have found two
>> restaurants that serve up these types of dishes.
>>
>> I will order the appetizer platter (egg rolls, spareribs, crab puffs,
>> and pot stickers), hot and sour soup, and pork chop suey with steamed
>> rice. *Lots of leftovers to bring home for myself. They also make a
>> great egg foo yung, but that would be pushing the amount of food just
>> too far. :-)
>>
>> --
>>
>> ~~ If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. ~~
>>
>> * * * * ~~ A mind is a terrible thing to lose. ~~
>>
>> ************************************************** ********
>>
>> * * * * * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright
>
> Love Lemon Chicken. My very favourite Chinese food. Wish I could
> duplicate at home. e.

is it the deep-frying that's holding you back? recipes are all over the
place.

your pal,
blake

In article <17x57nq6yofn9$.4wwoj18eai6p$.[email protected]>,
blake murphy <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:35:01 -0700 (PDT), lainie wrote:
>
> > On Sep 10, 4:28*pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
> >> tonight. *He will at least eat Lemon Chicken, but nothing else.
> >>
> >> I've had a yen (no pun intended) for some plain old American style
> >> Chinese food lately, so nothing fancy or exotic.
> > Love Lemon Chicken. My very favourite Chinese food. Wish I could
> > duplicate at home. e.
>
> is it the deep-frying that's holding you back? recipes are all over the
> place.

For those willing to accept something close, Costco (and I'm sure many
other places) sells Orange Chicken, frozen. You bake the chicken, heat
the gloppy sauce and then combine to eat. I had it at my sister's
house, and it was pretty good for quick and easy food.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

On Sep 11, 2:00*pm, Dan Abel <da...@sonic.net> wrote:
> In article <17x57nq6yofn9$.4wwoj18eai6p$....@40tude.net>,
> *blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:35:01 -0700 (PDT), lainie wrote:
>
> > > On Sep 10, 4:28*pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
> > >> tonight. *He will at least eat Lemon Chicken, but nothing else.
>
> > >> I've had a yen (no pun intended) for some plain old American style
> > >> Chinese food lately, so nothing fancy or exotic.
> > > Love Lemon Chicken. My very favourite Chinese food. *Wish I could
> > > duplicate at home. *e.
>
> > is it the deep-frying that's holding you back? *recipes are all over the
> > place.
>
> For those willing to accept something close, Costco (and I'm sure many
> other places) sells Orange Chicken, frozen. *You bake the chicken, heat
> the gloppy sauce and then combine to eat. *I had it at my sister's
> house, and it was pretty good for quick and easy food.
>
> --
> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
> da...@sonic.net
Ch

I deep fry - and do. I've breaded chicken with panko, italian crumbs
etc. Would like a decent recipe for the sauce .

PS. Lemon chicken isn't really Chinese! Is it? e.

lainie wrote:
>
> On Sep 11, 2:00 pm, Dan Abel <da...@sonic.net> wrote:
> > In article <17x57nq6yofn9$.4wwoj18eai6p$....@40tude.net>,
> > blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:35:01 -0700 (PDT), lainie wrote:
> >
> > > > On Sep 10, 4:28 pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwri...@xgmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
> > > >> tonight. He will at least eat Lemon Chicken, but nothing else.
> >
> > > >> I've had a yen (no pun intended) for some plain old American style
> > > >> Chinese food lately, so nothing fancy or exotic.
> > > > Love Lemon Chicken. My very favourite Chinese food. Wish I could
> > > > duplicate at home. e.
> >
> > > is it the deep-frying that's holding you back? recipes are all over the
> > > place.
> >
> > For those willing to accept something close, Costco (and I'm sure many
> > other places) sells Orange Chicken, frozen. You bake the chicken, heat
> > the gloppy sauce and then combine to eat. I had it at my sister's
> > house, and it was pretty good for quick and easy food.
> >
> > --
> > Dan Abel
> > Petaluma, California USA
> > da...@sonic.net
> Ch
>
> I deep fry - and do. I've breaded chicken with panko, italian crumbs
> etc. Would like a decent recipe for the sauce .
>
> PS. Lemon chicken isn't really Chinese! Is it? e.

This is the only recipe for the Lemon Chicken sauce I have:

From: 'The Food of China'

2 tbs lemon juice
2 tsps sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dark sesame oil
3 tbs chicken stock or water
1/2 tsp cornstarch

Combine all the ingredients until well-mixed. Bring to a boil, stirring
constantly until thickened. Add the chicken and toss pieces until
covered in the sauce.


It sounds reasonable. A scraping or two of lemon zest wouldn't come
amiss.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
> tonight. He will at least eat Lemon Chicken, but nothing else.
>
> I've had a yen (no pun intended) for some plain old American style
> Chinese food lately, so nothing fancy or exotic. That's easy to find
> in the midwest but not here in Phoenix. However, I have found two
> restaurants that serve up these types of dishes.
>
> I will order the appetizer platter (egg rolls, spareribs, crab puffs,
> and pot stickers), hot and sour soup, and pork chop suey with steamed
> rice. Lots of leftovers to bring home for myself. They also make a
> great egg foo yung, but that would be pushing the amount of food just
> too far. :-)
>
Heh! Sometimes, even when one knows there is much better Chinese
food and usually gravitates toward it, one has to do that. BTW,
my daughter ONLY orders lemon chicken at one of the not great
Chinese restaurants around here. I have taken to getting moo shi
veggies to kind-of balance that a bit. She does order other
things elsewhere, but she will usually have one thing she orders
at any given restaurant.

--
Jean B.

On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:00:41 -0400, Jean B. wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> David surprised me and suggested going out to a Chinese restaurant
>> tonight. He will at least eat Lemon Chicken, but nothing else.
>>
>> I've had a yen (no pun intended) for some plain old American style
>> Chinese food lately, so nothing fancy or exotic. That's easy to find
>> in the midwest but not here in Phoenix. However, I have found two
>> restaurants that serve up these types of dishes.
>>
>> I will order the appetizer platter (egg rolls, spareribs, crab puffs,
>> and pot stickers), hot and sour soup, and pork chop suey with steamed
>> rice. Lots of leftovers to bring home for myself. They also make a
>> great egg foo yung, but that would be pushing the amount of food just
>> too far. :-)
>>
> Heh! Sometimes, even when one knows there is much better Chinese
> food and usually gravitates toward it, one has to do that. BTW,
> my daughter ONLY orders lemon chicken at one of the not great
> Chinese restaurants around here. I have taken to getting moo shi
> veggies to kind-of balance that a bit. She does order other
> things elsewhere, but she will usually have one thing she orders
> at any given restaurant.

i tend to do that, too. i think it kinda makes sense if you had other
things there that you didn't like as well.

i find myself thinking not 'i'll go to this restaurant' but 'i'll go get
this at this restaurant.'

but these are not usually high-tone places. i don't have the dough for
that.

your pal,
blake