Mountain House Freeze Dried – Chicken Teriyaki with Rice
Posted by Freeze Dried Food | Under Freeze Dried Food Tuesday Jul 21, 2009
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Description
Chicken Teriyaki with Rice
Net Wt. 4.06 oz. (115g)
Rating
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Category
Entree
Nutritional Information
Serving Size: 1 Package (115g)
Amount per Serving: Calories: 470, Calories from Fat: 45
Ingredients
Chicken Teriyaki: Cooked Chicken, Soy Sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt), Brown Sugar, Bamboo Shoots, Mushrooms, Red Peppers, Green Peas, Modified Corn Starch, Sherry Wine (contains sulfite), Onions, Green Peppers, Garlic Powder, Alcohol, Spice, Salt, Vinegar, Lactic Acid. Rice: Precooked Rice.
Contents
Soy, Wheat
Shelf Life
7 years.
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Preparation
Makes one 16 oz. serving.
- Open package at tear notch. Remove and discard oxygen absorber from pouch (the enclosed oxygen absorber contains powdered iron oxide to ensure product freshness).
- Carefully add 1 3/4 cups (14 oz.) boiling water to pouch.
- Stir thoroughly and close zipper. Let stand 8-9 minutes. Stir and serve. For your convenience, eat right out of the pouch.
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Taste
I did not find this to be a spicy dish. In fact, I could not tell what spices had been added for flavor. The teriyaki sauce was on the mild side. This is not the teriyaki sauce you would expect to find in hundreds of restaurants across the U.S. However, I thought it was delicious.
You could taste the red peppers and peas. I could see the bamboo shoots, but did not really taste them. I mean they didn’t stand out. The rice was fine. Even though the rice was precooked (says it on the package), it wasn’t mushy when rehydrated. I could not tell that there was sherry wine in the sauce. But that means they did a good job of cooking. Sometimes when wine is added to a dish, it isn’t properly reduced, so it’s a little overpowering. Not the case here.
I prepared this dish according to the instructions. You might want to experiment with adding a bit less water. That would probably tighten the sauce up a bit.
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Leftovers
This was a one serving pouch, but I did save some to have leftover, just so I could comment on it. Like all Mountain House entrees I have had, this dish tasted great leftover. So, if you had this dish in your food storage, it would also taste good the second time around.
Bottom Line
This was a very good dish. It wasn’t my favorite Mountain House entree, but that is a personal issue, and doesn’t reflect at all on how well it would fit into a backpacking trip or a food storage program. I would have no problem eating it in any situation.
All in all, this dish lives up the high standards you can experience from any of the Mountain House Freeze Dried Foods.
Click here to read the article, “How Freeze-Dried Food is Made – Mountain House Freeze Dried Food”.
Click here to read the article, “The Shelf Life of Mountain House Freeze Dried Food”.
