Chicken Stir - Fry

Chicken Stir - Fry 

This week in HEC we had our 2nd practical and we made chicken stir - fry. 

The recipe was: 

Ingredients:

1 Chicken Breast

1 Carrot - julienne strip

1 Onion - diced

3-4 pieces of Broccoli - small florets

1 Zucchini - sliced

Other Vegetables - capsicum, mushrooms, peas, corn, celery, chilli etc 

2T Sesame oil

1 pkt 2 min Noodles

Method:

1. Cut chicken into strips

2. Place chicken in a glass bowl with sesame oil. Mix together

3. Prepare vegetables 

4. Sauté chicken and onions together. Sauté means to cook quickly to brown. 

5. Add broccoli and carrots and stir fry (cook) for five minutes.

6. Add the remaining vegetables and cook for a further 5 min

7. Bring a pot of water to the boil

8. Add the broken noodles into the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes

9. Drain noodles in a colander and add to the vegetable and chicken mixture. Mix together lightly 

10.  Serve

 

Nutrients:

Chicken Breast - Protein

Carrot - Vitamin

Onion - Vitamin

Broccoli - Fibre

Other Vegetables - capsicum, mushrooms, peas, corn, celery, chilli etc - Vitamins and Minerals

Sesame oil - Fats

Noodles - Carbohydrates

Overall our stir fry turned out the way we wanted to go, mainly because of our teams cooperation and how quickly we went on time. We managed to cook things alright but we may of accidentally burned the oil too much or left the oil to heat for to long :D

Sorry I don't have any photos.

Pita Pockets

 Pita Pockets - Home Economics 

This week in HEC we had our first practical and we made Pita Pockets.

The Recipe was:

Ingredients:

• 1 Pita Bread per person 

• Lettuce - shredded or torn

• Cheese - grated

• Tomato - sliced or diced

• Carrot - grated 

• Cucumber - sliced

• Red Onion - rings or finely chopped

• Other vegetables: Celery, Capsicum, tinned Beetroot etc

• Sauces – Choice of Tomato, BBQ, Mayo, Hummus, Sweet Chilli

• Ham or Cooked Chicken Breast 

Method:

1. Prepare the vegetables and meat as required

2. Place pita bread in microwave for 20 seconds (optional)

3. Cut open the pita bread along the crease to make an opening

4. Fill pita pockets with required fillings and sauces

5. Serve

Nutrients of the ingredients:

Pita Bread - Carbohydrates

Lettuce - Minerals and Vitamins

Cheese - Fat

Tomato - Vitamins

Carrot - Vitamins

Cucumber - Vitamins

Red Onion - Vitamins and minerals

Sauces - Sweet Chilli -

Cooked Chicken Breast - Protein

Overall I think the Pockets we made were really well done inside and out. Our team work well together and cooperatively, helping each (especially me because I had no idea what to do).

Sorry I don't have any photos.