Black Pepper Chicken

Edited: 12-28-11

Black Pepper Chicken
(Of course I double or triple this)

1 skinless and boneless chicken breast, abt. 8 oz. cut into thin strips
1 onion, cut into thin strips
1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
2 TBSP soy sauce
1 tsp freshly milled black pepper
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 Maggi seasoning (purchase online or at an Asian market)**
2 TBSP oil


Marinate chicken in 1 TBSP soy sauce for 10 minutes.

Heat up wok and add cooking oil.  When the oil is hot, add sliced onions and stir fry until aromatic.  Add the pepper and the black pepper.  Stir-fry for 1 minute more and add chicken.  Continue to stir-fry until the chicken is cooked.  Add in soy sauce and sugar.  Serve over rice.

We all loved this easy recipe.

Note:  I made this again last night and put the full amount of pepper.  Whoa!  Too much!  I must not have tripled that last time.  I think I will triple the meat, double the seasoning next time.

**While you can make this without this seasoning, it makes all the difference in the world for this recipe.  I definitely won't be making this again without this stuff!

Wednesday Night--Tacos

I used a taco packet for years and years and years. Suddenly I was dissatisfied. Then I found a recipe similar to this, read some others and made some tweaks. Here is our new favorite:

Homemade Taco Seasoning
1 TBSP chili powder
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp paprika
1 1/2 tsp cumin
tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp sugar
1 TBSP corn flour (you could probably use regular, but I've never tried it)
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder

Mix spices together in small bowl. Add to cooked hamburger. I use this entire recipe, but we like things a bit spicy. I also omit the garlic and onion powder and use 1/2 onion and 2 cloves garlic because that makes it healthier.