Mon. Feb. 12th
I KNOW, I KNOW! It’s been a whole week. Unfortunately, I was busy and I didn’t do a great job of updating this last week. But fear not, we’re back! Check out groceries from the week over in that tab for ingredients for today’s food.
Today I was craving green curry, but here in Madrid most supermarkets have a somewhat poor selection of Asian foodstuffs— one usually has to make their way to an Asian supermarket. Today I did not find it within myself to venture farther than my neighborhood grocery store and Herbolario, so this is what we came up with:
Crispy Tofu:
Cut tofu into thin slices
Pat dry (or press if you have the patience) and salt generously
Pan fry in oil completely covering the bottom of the pan
Flip when browning starts- 2-3 min
Curry ish:
Start by sautéing half a yellow onion (diced), 2 cloves garlic, and tsp ish of fresh ginger
high heat, olive oil, season with curry powder, cumin, turmeric, cayenne, salt, black pepper
If I had curry paste, I’d add a generous amount here. Instead, I added jackfruit curry (see groceries) which I wouldn’t particularly recommend. Keep sautéing/seasoning
Add one can of coconut milk, mix well with more seasoning to taste.
add tsp ish of white sugar
Add chopped red and green bell peppers and fried tofu from earlier
cook until peppers are consistency you like and seasoning is to your taste.
I ate this with some rice and despite the jackfruit situation it was pretty good. This made a couple of servings, so you’ll be seeing it again throughout the week
After exploring outside the box for lunch, dinner had to be a classic. Chopped spinach, chopped green pepper, avocado, hard boiled egg, quinoa, soy sauce, tabasco.
Cooking Rice/Quinoa:
Rice- 2:1 water to rice ratio. Rinse rice, add rice and water to pot, bring to boil and then cover and turn heat to low for 30 minutes. Check it a few times to make sure it’s not cooking too fast
Quinoa- 3:1 water to quinoa ratio. Sauteé some onions or garlic in the pot first for extra flavor, add quinoa and water and bring to boil. Cover and turn heat to low for 20-30 min until the water is evaporated.
Sick Tea:
I’ve had the craziest of colds forever, so bonus for the night is sick tea: Finely chopped fresh ginger, 1 whole lemon sliced, water to the top of the pot, turmeric and cayenne. I leave this on the stove simmering and add water as I drink the tea. Add plenty of honey to your cup, because a) this has a crazy kick and b) honey is super good for you!
Enjoy, be well.
