Got Friends Coming Over In 30 Minutes And No Idea How To Cook Chicken?
Imagine this. On your way home you get a call proclaiming that you will be having guests for dinner. Good friends are coming over and you really want to make an impression. All you have in the kitchen is some chicken breast and some rice. Worse, you don't have time to do extensive shopping. In fact, it needs to be something you can get ready pretty fast. Most of us have been in that situation, and I bet most of us have felt a pinch of panic!
Driving home from work you will be wondering how you can get out of this one. When you realize you can't, you'll start wondering what the heck you're going to do?
Life has become a contest. You need to show the world, including your friends, that you've got it covered. Some might call that superficial...and they're probably right, but that's just how it is. So, something as simple as a dinner with friends now need to run like a well-planned military operation. Naturally, you'd like the outcome to be a bit more pleasant than a military operation, but you still have to produce the goods.
We live in a world where everything including having friends over for dinner can have a huge impact on your social status. Everything you say and do can be shared with millions in just a few seconds. In some circles dinner gone bad can ruin a relationship. So, chances are you will need a solution.
Well, hopefully your situation isn't as dire as described above. It's a bit of a caricature, but you probably still need to come up with something good in a situation like that.
If you have chicken and rice I need you to stop by the grocery store on your way home. Don't worry, I won't give you a huge list. I just need you to pick up a couple of cans of coconut milk, a couple of peppers (red is good), curry powder if you don't have it already and optionally a bag of salted peanuts. Can you do that? Great!
Here's what you do (and a list of the ingredients):
Curry-Coconut Chicken
Ingredients (enough for 3-4 persons):
- 2-3 Chicken breasts.
- 2-3 Cups of rice.
- 2 cans of coconut milk.
- 2 Diced peppers (I like red).
- 1 cup of chopped salted peanuts (optional).
- 1 spoonful curry powder.
- 1 spoonful of oil.
- Salt and pepper.
Directions: One of the most important things when cooking is to get all your stuff ready before you get cracking. So, first you cut the chicken breasts in thin slices. Then you dice the peppers and finally if you're going with peanuts you chop those.
Cook the rice according to the directions on the bag. That always yields the best result.
Lightly brown the chicken slices in the oil in a pot. Add the curry. Add the peppers and fry it for an additional 2 minutes. Add the 2 cans of coconut milk and let it simmer for 5-10 minutes. Season it with salt, pepper and possibly some more curry powder.
Serve with rice and chopped peanuts sprinkled on top.
Easy. Fast. Delicious!
The lesson here is that the best solution is often simple as well. An emergency dinner like this one is not one that calls for a complicated solution. The truth is food that is simple to make often tastes better.
The alternative is ordering take out, which isn't always a bad idea, but if you really want to serve home cooked food this works very well.
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