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mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Rice vinegar + sugar mimics the sweetness and acidity of mirin.

sake

🥗Healthier: white grape juice

💰Cheaper: dry sherry

White grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds a unique flavor while being a natural sweetener.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Arrowroot powder thickens without altering flavor.

Heat oil in a large pan for frying.

In a mixing bowl, add 12 oz of whipped cream cheese.

Chop green onions, using mostly the greens, and add to the cream cheese.

Wet fingers with water and go around the edges of the wonton wrappers to seal them.

Place a dollop of cream cheese mixture in the center of each wonton wrapper and fold to seal.

Fry the rangoons in hot oil until golden brown, noting they cook quickly.

Let the oil cool if it gets too hot during frying.

Taste test the fried rangoons with sweet and sour sauce.

For the super greens, chop broccoli florets and add to a large kettle.

Wash kale, remove hard stems, and chop, adding to the kettle.

Chop about a third of a head of cabbage and add to the kettle.

Add 2 tbsp of butter, 1 spoonful of minced garlic, 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of ground ginger, and 6 tbsp of water to the kettle.

Stir and cover, cooking on medium-low heat for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, stir the super greens and cover again for another 10 minutes.

Optionally add red pepper flakes after removing the lid.

For the teriyaki sauce, whisk together 4 cups of water, 4 cups of soy sauce, 4 cups of packed brown sugar, 1 tsp of ground ginger, 1 tsp of garlic powder, and 1 tsp of corn starch, and set aside.

Trim excess fat from boneless chicken thighs and season with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a pan and add the chicken thighs, cooking until golden brown on both sides.

Pour the teriyaki sauce over the chicken and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until the sauce thickens.

Slice the cooked chicken thighs.

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