Thread: Strawberry Chicken Stir-fry(?)

>
> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>
> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>
I'm going have to try this. Probably too odd for my target audience.

Waiting for the strawberries.

Thanks, Blake

B

blake murphy wrote:
>
> i get an e-mail newlestter from rhonda parkinson about chinese food, which
> has links to her site at about.com. she's pretty good on the basics of
> chinese - sort of meat-and-potatoes chinese, if you will - but this one
> struck me as odd:
>
> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>
> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>
> your pal,
> blake

The combination of chicken with strawberries does seem somewhat strange
perhaps, but is it really any different, say, than pork with apricots or
raspberries ? What about the combination of ham and pineapple? And,
there's also chicken with lemon, beef with lime (fajitas), etc.

Sky

--
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Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

On May 13, 1:46*pm, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> i get an e-mail newlestter from rhonda parkinson about chinese food, which
> has links to her site at about.com. *she's pretty good on the basics of
> chinese - sort of meat-and-potatoes chinese, if you will - but this one
> struck me as odd:
>
> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>
> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I've done chicken with raspberry confit before as well as chicken with
a mango sauce, but never with strawberries. I think it'll work. I'm
still looking to perfect 'Mango Pudding' as per Apocylypse Now.
Raspberry confit doesn't need to have raspberries slowly cooked in
duck fat you know.

On Thu, 13 May 2010 13:07:35 -0500, Sky <[email protected]>
wrote:

> The combination of chicken with strawberries does seem somewhat strange
> perhaps, but is it really any different, say, than pork with apricots or
> raspberries ? What about the combination of ham and pineapple? And,
> there's also chicken with lemon, beef with lime (fajitas), etc.

"There is a small round, "hairy" looking, dark reddish thing they cook
with in china that you look at and think "dried strawberry". It's not
and I didn't find out what it's called, but that was the first thought
I had when I encountered it for the first time.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On May 13, 10:46*am, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> i get an e-mail newlestter from rhonda parkinson about chinese food, which
> has links to her site at about.com. *she's pretty good on the basics of
> chinese - sort of meat-and-potatoes chinese, if you will - but this one
> struck me as odd:
>
> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>
> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>
> your pal,
> blake

So, are you going to try it?

On May 13, 10:46*am, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
> i get an e-mail newlestter from rhonda parkinson about chinese food, which
> has links to her site at about.com. *she's pretty good on the basics of
> chinese - sort of meat-and-potatoes chinese, if you will - but this one
> struck me as odd:
>
> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>
> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>
> your pal,
> blake

strawberries are in here in socal. i believe the annual strawberry
festival is going to be held very soon in oxnard, ca.

harriet & critters

critters & me in azusa, ca <[email protected]> wrote:

>strawberries are in here in socal.

Strawberries are also here in norcal. And they are good.


Steve

On Thu, 13 May 2010 10:57:19 -0700 (PDT), bulka wrote:

>>
>> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>>
>> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>>
> I'm going have to try this. Probably too odd for my target audience.
>
> Waiting for the strawberries.
>
> Thanks, Blake
>
> B

give a report if you do.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 13 May 2010 13:07:35 -0500, Sky wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>> i get an e-mail newlestter from rhonda parkinson about chinese food, which
>> has links to her site at about.com. she's pretty good on the basics of
>> chinese - sort of meat-and-potatoes chinese, if you will - but this one
>> struck me as odd:
>>
>> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>>
>> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> The combination of chicken with strawberries does seem somewhat strange
> perhaps, but is it really any different, say, than pork with apricots or
> raspberries ? What about the combination of ham and pineapple? And,
> there's also chicken with lemon, beef with lime (fajitas), etc.
>
> Sky

yeah, i know there are sometimes fruits in chinese stir-fries, but when i
think of that i think bitter melon or something like that (not that i've
had or cooked it).

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 13 May 2010 15:34:20 -0700 (PDT), merryb wrote:

> On May 13, 10:46*am, blake murphy <blakepmNOTT...@verizon.net> wrote:
>> i get an e-mail newlestter from rhonda parkinson about chinese food, which
>> has links to her site at about.com. *she's pretty good on the basics of
>> chinese - sort of meat-and-potatoes chinese, if you will - but this one
>> struck me as odd:
>>
>> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>>
>> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> So, are you going to try it?

to be honest, probably not. i lean towards szechuan-type stuff most of the
time.

your pal,
blake

blake wrote on Fri, 14 May 2010 16:03:40 -0400:

>>> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chic...s/r/strawberry
>>> .htm?nl=1>
>>>
>>> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
>>>
>> I'm going have to try this. Probably too odd for my target
>> audience.
>>
>> Waiting for the strawberries.
>>
>> Thanks, Blake
>>
>> B

> give a report if you do.

Somehow I can't imagine strawberries in a stir fry. The only fruits that
I've ever used are pineapple and I suppose you can count tomato. I guess
green mango might work too. I'll suspend judgement until more than one
person says they like it. However, surprising things do work like a
salad using strawberries and young spinach with a sweetish vinaigrette.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

blake murphy wrote:
>
> On Thu, 13 May 2010 13:07:35 -0500, Sky wrote:
>
> > blake murphy wrote:
> >>
> >> i get an e-mail newlestter from rhonda parkinson about chinese food, which
> >> has links to her site at about.com. she's pretty good on the basics of
> >> chinese - sort of meat-and-potatoes chinese, if you will - but this one
> >> struck me as odd:
> >>
> >> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
> >>
> >> ...but i thought i'd put it out there anyway.
> >>
> >> your pal,
> >> blake
> >
> > The combination of chicken with strawberries does seem somewhat strange
> > perhaps, but is it really any different, say, than pork with apricots or
> > raspberries ? What about the combination of ham and pineapple? And,
> > there's also chicken with lemon, beef with lime (fajitas), etc.
> >
> > Sky
>
> yeah, i know there are sometimes fruits in chinese stir-fries, but when i
> think of that i think bitter melon or something like that (not that i've
> had or cooked it).
>
> your pal,
> blake

Wondering if the strawberries are meant to be a substitute for Chinese
dates?

> > >> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>

Did this for dinner today. Didn't realize strawberries were already
here.

I expected something overly sweet, a novelty dish. And the rx was
simpler than my usual stir fry. I refrained from messing with it and
was pleasantly surprised. Maybe because I used supermarket s'berries,
bred for size and color and shipping rather than juice and sweetness,
they were a little tart, soft on the edges with a slight tooth at the
core. A nice contrast to the bland breast meat (though the marinade
helped). More subtle than the spicy stuff I tend to.

I may have used too many berries. The first couple of bites - "Oh,
what was that?", then by the end of the meal it is just another one of
those. May be more effective as an accent, though a lot was good.

I was afraid my 91yo dad would find it too weird, but he liked it.
The sister wanted an additional color.

I'll do it again. Better, local berries will make a difference in
some direction.

Bulka

On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:03:36 -0700 (PDT), bulka wrote:

>>> >> <http://chinesefood.about.com/od/chickenrecipes/r/strawberry.htm?nl=1>
>
> Did this for dinner today. Didn't realize strawberries were already
> here.
>
> I expected something overly sweet, a novelty dish. And the rx was
> simpler than my usual stir fry. I refrained from messing with it and
> was pleasantly surprised. Maybe because I used supermarket s'berries,
> bred for size and color and shipping rather than juice and sweetness,
> they were a little tart, soft on the edges with a slight tooth at the
> core. A nice contrast to the bland breast meat (though the marinade
> helped). More subtle than the spicy stuff I tend to.
>
> I may have used too many berries. The first couple of bites - "Oh,
> what was that?", then by the end of the meal it is just another one of
> those. May be more effective as an accent, though a lot was good.
>
> I was afraid my 91yo dad would find it too weird, but he liked it.
> The sister wanted an additional color.
>
> I'll do it again. Better, local berries will make a difference in
> some direction.
>
> Bulka

cool. i'm glad you tried it and thought it good enough to go on to the
tweaking stage.

your pal,
blake