chicken curry

the first attempt to cook chicken was a disaster.  and that was just fried chicken, good Lord!

an officemate gave me her chicken curry recipe and i summoned the courage to try it, a week after my bloody fried chicken disaster.  i have to say, it looked and tasted like chicken curry. i'm just waiting for my guinea pig (12-year-old nephew) to get here and sample it.

Inang's Chicken Curry (as dictated by my stenographer/office den mother)

Sautee in a little oil in the following order:
chopped ginger
chopped onion
minced garlic

When the garlic is golden brown, add a little fish sauce (patis) or salt and the chicken.  Let it simmer until-- to use my officemate's words-- the chicken is anemic (wala nang blood)

While waiting for the chicken to go anemic, dilute coconut cream powder (gata) in tap water then add it to the anemic chicken.  Let it simmer.  When it boils, add curry powder (remember, a little goes a long way).  Simmer.  You can add potatoes and carrots while we're at it.  When the whole thing starts to boil and the oil shows, add a little sugar.

Tip: to lessen the power of the curry powder, dilute it in a little tap water.  For additional flavor, add a little salt and pepper.

gimme gravy tonight

i have leftover take-out fried chicken.
to me, fastfood chicken is only good with gravy. thus, i made gravy.
i got the recipe off the internet and did a little improvisation.  taste-wise, it was excellent.

i really need to work on my presentation, though. next time, i'll lay off the cornstarch.

but at least, i have expanded my culinary skills beyond sticking stuff in the microwave oven for two minutes.


My version of the recipe (i don't measure, by the way)

Ingredients:
butter
pepper
allspice
milk
water
Knorr chicken cube
cornstarch (depending how thick you want the gravy to be)

Dissolve the chicken cube in about a cup of boiling water.  Set aside.
In the same pot, melt butter.  Add cornstarch, then the broth and throw in everything else.

I plan on using the extra gravy for fries tomorrow, something i experimented on, by the way.  Which is a  post for another day.

Now, to eat dessert!