Have you found a good bargain lately, made a repair, or figured out something that works for you?
This is also for any topic requests, suggestions, or tips that might not require their own thread.
Have you found a good bargain lately, made a repair, or figured out something that works for you?
This is also for any topic requests, suggestions, or tips that might not require their own thread.
My next meal prep idea: egg/tofu curried rice.
1kg white rice.
5 tbl Keens curry powder.
~10 eggs - fried and sliced.
2 pk firm tofu - sliced and fried
Some peas, carrots, celery and green beans. ~1kg ish.
maybe 5g ea of salt/msg/citric acid/onion powder/garlic powder.
~10 serves.
Plate with soy and chilli oil.
I feel it’ll be lacking something, maybe a few things. I’ve previously used pork mince which added a lot of flavour and fat. I’m looking to reduce my meat, but I don’t think the egg/tofu will bring a lot to the meal. I’m wondering what I can do to zhuzz it up. Disappointing meal prep can be disappointing for two weeks. Maybe 50-100g of butter to replace the lipids.
You might be missing the drizzle of sesame oil at the end - with buying a bottle it depends on whether you make Chinese a lot. Also cooking the rice in stock (powder or cube) might give a more savoury MSG taste evenly throughout - but might add a fair bit of salt
Sesame oil is a good one. It’s a strong flavour to itself.
With tofu if you manmade it in some soy sauce and chilli oil (you can also add a pinch of sugar or some ginger) and let it soak for a few hours it makes it a lot nicer. Squeeze the water out of it first (and buy the firmest stuff you can find). Also if you shallow fry it it can give it some crunch but that crunch will disappear after a while so I’d probably just marianade it if I was going to save it in the fridge.
if you don’t go too heavy on the curry power you can play with the flavours when serving - fresh or dried herbs could change it up. Basil + soy and chilli is nice. Maybe plain curry power with some coriander through it. I keep an eye out for what I can pick up cheap. Or a handful of nuts (almonds or peanuts would work) to give it some crunch and a bit more fat / protein
Last one I cooked had 3tbl of curry powder and I felt the curry flavour was pretty weak.
The nuts is a good suggestion as I’m decreasing my meat intake.