Nicole's Delicious Stir-Fry

Marinade
3 T soy sauce
3 T orange juice
1 minced garlic clove
2 T toasted sesame oil
1 T syrup
2 T peanut oil
salt and pepper to taste

Sautee garlic in marinade. Add onions if you want. Pan fry a variety of fresh vegetables in the marinade. Pour over rice.

Possible vegetables include: edamame, broccoli, snow peas, peppers, zucchini, fresh ginger, and carrots.

Homemade Turkey Soup

1 leftover turkey carcass (from a 10-12 lbs turkey)
2 quarts water
1 medium onion, halved
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 bay leaves
1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
1/3 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken or cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1. Place the turkey carcass in a stockpot; add the water, onion, salt and bay leaves. Slowly bring to a boil over low heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours.

2. Remove carcass; cool. Strain brother and skim off fat. Discard onion and bay leaves. Return broth to the pan. Add the carrots, rice, celery, and chopped onion; cover and simmer until rice and vegetables are tender.

3. Remove turkey from bones; discard bones and cut turkey into bite-size pieces. Add turkey and cream soup to broth; heat through.

Yields 8-10 servings.

Forbidden Rice

1 cup Organic Forbidden Rice®


3 tablespoons butter


1 medium yellow onion, diced fine


2 cloves garlic, minced


1 lime, zested and pith removed


Cooking liquid to cover plus 1 inch (chicken stock or water)


Hot sauce (amount to be determined by individual taste)

Saute the onion in the butter till clear; add the garlic, Forbidden Rice, peeled lime cut into four pieces, cooking liquid and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for approximately 1 hour or till rice is soft but not mushy. Add more liquid if rice dries out during cooking. Fluff rice when done and add zest to taste. Rice will be creamy like a black risotto. This recipe works excellent with pork, swordfish or prawns.