Brianna's Ginger Garlic Chicken I Made It

Brianna's Ginger Garlic Chicken

gkwillow 12 years ago
Ginger Garlic Chicken

This recipe had been in my bookmarked list for some time...don't know why I had it in my head that this would be "sweet and sour" - I should have realized that the sauce HAS NO SWEET INGREDIENT! (@_@)

I loved the cornstarch coating on the chicken, the chicken was extremely tender, and the sauce was really good even if it wasn't sweet. :)

But instead of stir frying the ginger and the garlic, I added fresh grated ginger to the sauce as well as garlic POWDER, and only used about 1/2 tsp - not the equivalent of 10 cloves!
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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

Wow, what a beautiful picture!

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

Thanks, Frankieanne! It's been rainy here off and on all day and it must have invigorated the hummers. The male hummers always migrate first, so they've been gone for about week now. And for the last couple of days, I've only seen 2 females. But today the feeder was surrounded by zooming hummers. I've been putting a little extra sugar in the water, so maybe the word got around - "Eat at G's, it's sweeter there". Ya think?

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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

I use 1/4 cup of sugar to one cup water. I make four cups at a time though - so one cup sugar to 4 cups boiling water. I still have bunches of them here but its in the 90's here. Supposed to be all week. Of course, our winters aren't like yours either so there may not be much incentive for mine to leave! Besides, the food is great! :-D

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

That's a mighty big amount of sugar you go through! Do you have a lot of flowers blooming in your yard that attract them or do they just come for your cooking?

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Was someone craving something sweet? Awful lotta talk of sweet. Your pic actually looks like it would be sweet and sour. 10 cloves of garlic sounds like a ton I love garlic but I dont think I would have used that much either

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

What can I say, Mr. P? We're BOTH just SWEET girls. ;D

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Hmm. Thats an invitation to get myself in trouble here. I think I better leave that one alone. : )

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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

I do have a lot of flowers, yes. I have two huge butterfly bushes, too, and they love those as well. I also have a small cascading fountain. Its three levels and they like the water that runs down. They drink from it a lot in the morning. Plus, where I live is kind of rural and I think I'm the only house in my area that feeds.

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

That's interesting, Frankieanne. I did not know that hummingbirds drank water other than what they get in nectar. I have a small saucer on my patio that I keep filled with fresh water for the other birds, but I've never seen a hummer there. Perhaps they don't like that it's on the ground or they want it to be moving water instead of still.

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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

I think they do like running water. When I water my flowers and plants, I always use the "shower" setting on the fancy nozzle I have. I've had hummingbirds fly into the shower!

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Look at all the avatar puppies on this page

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

It must be the latest trend sweeping the nation...all the way from the West Coast to the Mississippi River...we just need someone from the east coast to join in the fun! :)

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

Frankieanne, I copied your little guy's picture to my computer at work, hope you don't mind, It will give me something to smile about. :)

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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

Awwww, he's so flattered! :-D
We need DetroitTokyo (Dahlia) to stick her head in here and get Tokyo on the scene. :)

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gkwillow 12 years ago said:

True! I second the invitation!!! And Frankieanne, give Sammie a hug from me. :)

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mommyluvs2cook 12 years ago said:

lol! I meant to say something in my other post about your new little avatar! Although I do miss the old one this one' pretty cute ;) and sorry no puppy avatar here, even though we do have a pup named Pickles, I think my kiddos deserve the spot light lol!

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

PICKLES? What a cute name for a doggie, ml2c. What kind of dog? I had a little doggie called Piddles about 35 years ago. She was the only itty-bitty doggie I ever had. She was sure cute.

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frankieanne 12 years ago said:

Thanks, ml2c. I do love my old avatar and it will be back soon. I miss it, too, but he just looked so cute I had to post his picture for a bit. I think your children are adorable and seeing their picture makes me smile. You have a beautiful family. :)
I will definitely give him a hug for you, gkw! He'll love that!

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mommyluvs2cook 12 years ago said:

Thanks, so sweet Frankieanne ;)

He's a shitz tzu. He just had a hair cut and looks like a sailor dog lol! I might go ahead and take a pic. of him and post it here for a couple of days like frankie ann then stick the kids back up. I would try and get one of him WITH the kids but Caiden would pull his furry ears ;0)

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mrpiggy 12 years ago said:

Shih tzu? Gazoontite : ) Those are cute. Does he have a ponytail on top?

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mommyluvs2cook 12 years ago said:

Lol! No he's a thicker haired shitz tzu...or to be more proper shih tzu..lol! So its really hard to keep his hair all long and combed. I would have to constantly brush it which I don't have the time for! So no...no ponytail! I keep his hair short, especially during the summer (which never ends here) but I keep his ears, face and tail kinda fluffy.

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