Jamaican Jerk-ka-bobs (Reilly's version- on a stick!!)

Prep time: 15 mins    Cook time: 20 mins    Serves: 2-4

Ingredients:

Rice:

1 can coconut milk

1 cup water

2 cups rice

1 tbls sugar

Kabobs:

1 lb ckicken

1 bottle jerk sauce of your choice

Fresh or canned pineapple

1/2 red onion

2 whole bell peppers

 Directions: This meal can be done in the oven or on the grill, we chose to cook the meat and  veggies seperate, so the veggies wouldn't get too overdone.

1) Prep your veggies. 

2) Marinate chicken and prepped veggies in separate bowls with jerk sauce for at least 15 mins. String marinated chicken on shish-ka-bob sticks

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3) Start water and coconut milk on medium heat in medium saucepan. When boiling add in rice and stir for one min. reduce heat to low. 

4) Start cooking chicken and veggies, either in oven at 425 degrees or on BBQ for 20 mins, or longer, just make sure chicken cooked thoroughly.

Stir Fry with Spicy Ginger, Pineapple, and Tomato Sauce

DIRECTIONS AND INGREDIENTS:

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 30 mins
Serves 4

Helpful advice:

Prep work- cut veggies, marinade protein, boil water for rice

First- start sauce, start oil and seasons on wok, add rice to boiling water, start baking or bbq'ing protein

Next step- add dense veg to wok, add thickner to sauce, check and rotate protien

To Finish- Add less dense veggies with a "cover" over to "steam" for last part, Cover protien with sauce for last 5 mins of cooking, stir rice and sauce, taste!

Stir Fry Ingredients:

Broccoli, bok choy, carrot, bell pepper, onion, zuchinnis, pineapple ect...

Directions for Stir fry:

Coat large frying pan or wok with sesame oil at medium high temp.

Add minced garlic and ginger and other seasonings such as salt

Add in denser veggies like carrot, zuchinnis, onions and let saute til slightly soft then;
Add in rest of veggies (dense to less dense) until steaming hot and slightly fried, crisp but not overcooked.

 I like my veggies more crispy, they are healthier as well, and less nutrients are cooked out, when still "living"

Sauce Ingredients:

1/2 cup diced Pineapple
1 whole tomato
1/4 + tsp cayenne (to taste)
1/4 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. water
1/8 c. rice vinegar
1/4 tsp. thickening agent like arrowroot or cornstarch
ground ginger to taste

Directions for sauce:

Mix all ingredients into saucepan and cook on med/ low while preparing stir fry veggies, stir often, if too thick add more water, add more cayenne if you have a spice for life.
Optional Protien- Marinated Tempeh or Chicken:

Marinade: Tamari, rice vineager, pineapple juice, sesame oil and seeds, and cayenne pepper.

Bake or grill strips of marinated chicken or tempeh on shish-ka-bob sticks