Chef Ronan

Once a week, sometimes twice especially when we don't have any sports engagements at night, one or both kids will cook a meal with a little help from me. This evening, Ronan wanted to cook dinner. Menu for tonight, Spicy Chicken with basil over rice since we had fresh cut basil from the pots that we had planted early this spring. The temp today reached to a steaming 90degrees so Ronan was in his birthday suit all afternoon. However, he did agree to wear an apron when it was time to cook.

INGREDIENTS:
2 lbs chicken breasts
2 tsp light soy sauce
2 tsp corn starch
1 tsp sesame oil

Cut the chicken into chunks. Combine the soy sauce, cornstartch and sesame oil in a bowl with the chicken
Heat a large skillet and add oil. When oil is hot, add chicken and stir fry for 5 minutes.

REMAINING INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp chopped garlic
2 tsp hoisin sauce
2 tsp chili bean paste
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp plum sauce

Mixed the remaining ingredients in a bowl. Pour into the skillet with the chicken and cook for another 5 minutes.
Then add a cup or two of basil and stir fry for another 2-3 minutes.

Sprinkle with some sesame seeds when done and serve over steam rice.
VOILA!
Needless to say we had a yummy dinner tonight! And many many many many years from now, his future wife will thank me for teaching him how to cook.