Chute Stir-Fry

Okay, we made a really yummy stir fry last night with Celeste, and we sort of made it up, but it was really fun! Here's the recipe: (You should make it! It was great!)

Ingredients:

• 2 cups water
• 4 Teaspoons of butter
• 2 boxes of Rice-A-Roni (Fried rice flavor)
• Red bell peppers
• Celery
• Red onion
• Carrots
• Cut up leftover steak but any meat will do

SAUCE:

• 2 tablespoons Corn Starch
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon Crushed Red OR Cayenne Pepper
• 1/4 cup of sugar and 1/8th cup of water (As a healthier sub for 1/2 cup of corn syrup)
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar (But we used 1/2 TBS of white vinegar and 1/2 TBS of water)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic

                                                                                                                                                                       

1. Put butter in a large skillet and pour the Rice-A-Roni into the skillet. 
2. Keep stirring the butter and Rice-A-Roni until rice is browned/cooked. (You can cover with a lid when you aren't stirring.
3. While you are stirring often, combine the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat on medium until thickens to a syrup-like consistency.
4. Once the rice has been cooked, drain existing water and transfer to an oven-safe dish. Cover dish with aluminum foil. Put in oven on 175 degrees Fahrenheit. 
5. But veggies and water in the skillet. Let cook until preferred tendency of veggies has been reached.
6. Once veggies are cooked, drain remaining water and take out the Rice-A-Roni from the oven. 
7. Drizzle the thickened sauce over veggies and add the steak. Mix well so that the veggies are covered. 
8. Dish up a plate of rice with veggies on top, and enjoy! 

NOTE: This recipe probably serves about five, but there is a lot of sauce. (Really for 12 Servings... :( But we figured better too much sauce than not enough, so we liked it anyway. :D ENJOY!)