Archive for June, 2007

Microwave mixed rice & fried chicken

Bug’s lunch: Quick mixed brown and white rice with asparagus, kamaboko fish cake, and green onions (recipe below). Strawberries, green grapes and Ajinomoto-brand Japanese-style fried chicken (”kara-age”). Pre-cooked frozen fried chicken was great in theory, but not very good in practice as it turned out soggy and greasy — yuck. It was moist and the flavor was good, but the breading was unappetizing. Didn’t bother Bug, though, as he devoured the chicken but left the rice untouched for reasons yet unknown…

Morning prep time: 8 minutes, using frozen fried chicken and microwave faux “fried rice” using leftover cold rice.

Packing: For the fried chicken, I used paper-lined cups specially designed to absorb the oil from fried food (bought at Daiso in Daly City, CA for US$1.50 — look for the cartoon shrimp on the package). I was pleased with these as they absorbed a lot of oil from the chicken. This was too large for Bug, but the leftovers didn’t go to waste…