Asian Inspirations

This past weekend I decided to pull out the ol' Asian guns and really impress some friends that were coming over for dinner. I chose to try new recipes and overall I was quite pleased with the results. I created Pork Lettuce Wraps, Orange Chicken and Chicken Lo Mein served with Basmati Rice (I know it's not Chinese, but I love the flavor!). The Lo Mein was not bad, but not quite on par with what I was looking for so I won't post about that here. However, the rest of the food was divine!

I made the lettuce wrap filling out of ground pork, seasoned with chili oil, onions, garlic, hoisin sauce and soy sauce. I served it with fresh crisp lettuce leaves for the perfect texture and flavor. Just writing this makes my mouth water!



The orange chicken was marinated and breaded and served in an orange sauce made from orange zest and juice. I mixed in some stir fry veggies for a yummy healthy addition.



Overall the dinner was an absolute success! I will keep working on the Lo Mein recipe until I get it just right. Oh, and dessert was a warm chocolate cake with homemade chocolate icing. Yeah, I think that pretty much cinches up my gourmet chef title. ;)