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making things better
Nigella Lawson is a woman who knows food, and she’s not afraid to show her love for it. ?áIn the last few weeks I have discovered a great recipe from her latest cookbook called Kitchen. ?áBeyond being tasty, this recipe has made my life much less complicated.
It is her mother’s Praised chicken. ?áIn the last while, I have made this recipe once a week. ?áIt gives me enough soup stock and chicken to make tasty soups and salads all week long. ?áLong ago, I remember someone from Saskatchewan telling me this is a great way to cook chicken because it made a delicious and clear stock. I thought that roasting chicken is the best way, so I never bothered with this other method. ?áWell, years pass, and I now see that I have been missing out on something both great and efficient. ?áBoth the soup stock and the left over chicken are delicious. ?áAND?ámost importantly, it saves me time by making a stock and cooking a chicken, all at once.
What I do each week goes something like this. ?áI enjoy the chicken as a hot meal on the first day. ?áWithin the same hour of preparing the chicken, I distribute the stock into individual portions that I can reheat during the week. ?áI then take apart the chicken (by far, my least favourite job!) and put this in individual jars, so that I have portions ready for any kind of salad. ?áThe rest is a matter of finding a little lettuce and a few veggies, and then I am set for the week! ?áTruly, this is fast food. ?áAnd it is affordable, even if I buy an organic chicken.
Earlier this week I also discovered a similar recipe in the New York Times. ?áIt is a sak?® steamed chicken with ginger and scallions.
So, with many of my lunches being ultra-healthy and fast, it seems to make for a really nice week. ?áAnd as a bonus, I feel that I can relax when I decide to go for a small treat at my favourite caf?®. ?áWith balance, living is very beautiful.
Tammy Schmidt, Montreal
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5 responses to “making things better”
I tried this sake steamed chicken recipe and it is really good–really good!
Great! I will have to try it too. 🙂
Me too, my first meat-cooking in months and months. It turned out divine… I didn’t have any alcohol to cook it with, however, it was so tender and flavourful. Using organic chicken really helps.
Sweet!
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