Best Jicama Chicken Saute Recipes

JICAMA CHICKEN SAUTE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken cubes with salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the curry powder.
• In a small bowl, combine the broth, onions, crushed red pepper and remaining curry powder; set aside.
• In wok, heat oil over medium high heat.
• Add the chicken; cook and stir until browned.
• Add jicama and bell pepper to wok.
• Cook 3 minutes, stirring often.
• Add broth mixture; cook and stir 3 minutes or until heated through.
• Serve over rice and garnish with peanuts.

CELERY AND JíCAMA SAUTé

Steps:

• Peel strings from celery with a vegetable peeler, then cut celery on a long diagonal into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Peel jicama with a sharp knife and cut into 2- by 1/4-inch matchsticks.
• Heat oil in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté garlic, turning, until golden on all sides, about 2 minutes. Discard garlic.
• Add celery to oil and sauté, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add jicama and sauté, stirring, until slightly translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and remove from heat.

CHICKEN STREET TACOS WITH CORN-JICAMA SALSA

Steps:

• For salsa, in a small bowl, combine the corn, beans, jicama, cilantro, lime juice, cumin and salt. Cover and refrigerate until serving. , For guacamole, in another small bowl, mash avocado. Stir in the tomato, lime juice and salt. Cover and refrigerate until serving., In a large resealable bowl, combine the chili powder, cumin, oregano and salt. Add chicken and toss to coat evenly. In a greased nonstick skillet, saute chicken until no longer pink. , Spread each tortilla with 2 tablespoons guacamole; top with chicken mixture and 1/4 cup salsa. Fold tortillas in half.

CURRIED CHICKEN SALAD WITH JICAMA

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a non-stick skillet.
• Sauté chicken for three minutes over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, sauté until translucent. Stir in curry powder. Sauté one minute over low heat.
• Remove chicken mixture from pan and place in refrigerator to cool completely.
• While chicken cools, prepare remaining ingredients.
• When chicken is cold, combine all ingredients.

MU SHU CHICKEN WITH JíCAMA

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1/4-inch-thick strips and in a shallow baking dish stir together cornstarch, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon Sherry until combined well. Add chicken to marinade and toss to coat well. Marinate chicken, covered, at room temperature 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce, and salt. Peel j'cama and cut into sticks about 3 inches long and 1/4 inch thick. Cut scallions into pieces about 1 1/2 inches long and halve white pieces lengthwise.
• Wrap tortillas in a sheet of foil and heat in oven until hot, about 8 minutes.
• While tortillas are heating, heat a wok or an 8- to 10-inch heavy skillet (preferably cast iron) over moderately high heat until a bead of water dropped on cooking surface evaporates immediately. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, swirling wok or skillet to coat evenly, and heat until hot but not smoking. Stir-fry eggs until just cooked through but not browned, about 10 seconds. Transfer eggs to a bowl and break up into bite-size pieces.
• Carefully wipe out wok or skillet with paper towels. In wok or skillet heat 1 1/2 tablespoons oil until hot but not smoking. Stir-fry j'cama 30 seconds and add 1 tablespoon Sherry. Add scallions and stir-fry 10 seconds, or until j'cama is crisp-tender. Add vegetables to eggs. Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to wok or skillet and heat until hot but not smoking. Stir-fry chicken with marinade 1 minute, or until just cooked through. Add vegetable mixture with remaining tablespoon soy sauce and reamining 1/2 tablespoon Sherry and stir-fry until heated through.
• Divide chicken mixture between 2 plates and serve with tortillas for wrapping.