I love asian food.  In my never ending quest to make the world's tastiest chicken stir fry, I came up with a new ancient family secret.  First, you have to remember that I like my stir fry sweet and spicy.  The secret is obviously in the sauce.  So rather than bore you with the whole process, I will give you just the pertinent parts.
After cooking the chicken in a mixture of mongolian fire oil, teriyaki, and hoisin sauce, I remove it and set it aside, leaving the sauce in the pan.  I let the sauce reduce for a minute or two then add about two tablespoons of lime juice and two tablespoons of crushed pineapple.  To this mixture, I add one clove of garlic and a bit of ginger.  The sauce is incredible.  Of course, one of the keys to a good stir fry is having the vegetables done right.  Broccoli needs to cook longest, followed by pea pods, water chesnuts, then onions, and finally cilantro.  Before I add the cilantro, I add the chicken back into the mix and any noodles I plan on using.
So what ingredient is the secret?  It is the crushed pineapple.  Okay, so that's not much of a secret but it really did the trick for me.  If you like it a little spicier, use more fire oil when cooking your chicken or add a thai pepper for a real kick in the pants.  I am getting hungry again just thinking about it.
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I laughed at "new" and "ancient" in the same sentence. Well done. -Jess
I was hoping someone would catch that.
I wish you were here to cook that for me. I would love it!
Dad Clark
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