Asian Inspired Dinner- Sweet and Sour

 

Sweet and Sour Grilled Steak Kabobs

• 1lb Steak Meat Cubed
• 1/2 Large Yellow Onion
• 1/3 Cup Less Sodium Soy Sauce
• 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1/4 Cup Rice Vinegar
• 1 tsp Chinese 5 Spice Blend
• 1 Tbsp Ketchup
• Kabob Sticks

Combine Soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, spice, and ketchup in a mixing bowl. Add cubed meat and let marinate for 1 hour. After the hour slice onion in large chunks. Place meat and onion on sticks alternating between onion and meat. Preheat your grill on low and then when ready place kabobs on grill and cook until desired doneness. (5-10 minutes)

Ham Fried Rice

• I found this packet a while ago in the Asian section at the grocery store and fell in love with it!
• You will need:
• 2 eggs
• 3 green onions or half of a large onion if you don't have any green onions on hand
• Soy Sauce
• 3 Cups cooked rice (I used Brown Rice this time)
• Sliced Ham
• 2 Tbsp of oil ( I always use Olive Oil with this packet)
• Half a bag of frozen peas and carrots

Then you follow the directions on the packet and it turns out wonderful every time!! It takes about 5-10 minutes if you have already cooked the rice.

Cream Cheese Wontons

• Wonton Wrappers (Found in the Veggie Section at grocery store-usually by bagged lettuce)
• 4 oz or More Cream Cheese
• Oil For Frying (I used a canola blend for this)
• Frying Pan or Deep Fryer
• Bowl of Cold Water

Depending on the size of wonton wrappers you choose you may have to cut them down to size. I buy the big ones and cut them diagonally in half and then in half again. That way I get 4 triangles out of 1 wrapper. Heat your oil. Next take a half spoonful of cream cheese and place in middle of wrapper. Next dip your finger in water and wet the inside of the wonton wrapper so it seals shut when you fold it over the cream cheese. Next fry the wonton about 15 seconds on each side. These do not take very long to fry. You just want them lightly golden brown and bubbly. And I keep making until I have about 2 dozen.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

• I have to warn you I tend not to stick to a recipe when I make my sauce so I tried to come down with some close measurements. I usually just make it to taste.
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Cup Ketchup
• 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Rice Vinegar
• 1 to 2 squirts of Sriracha Sauce (Garlic Hot Chili Sauce)-found in Asian Section at grocery store. This is optional because it is very spicy but I find just 1 to 2 little squirts does not make it very spicy and gives the sauce a unique flavor that my family loves!
• Little Saucepan

Add all ingredients to saucepan and mix. Turn heat on medium and bring mix to boil while stirring. As soon as it starts to boil bring it to warm or remove from heat if ready to serve.

This is one of our easy go to dinners. The kids enjoy the fried rice and the meat. They are still iffy on the wontons but will have a few bites. The rice is really the star of the meal and usually we don't have leftovers of it. :)