Lazy Curry

Mr S. and I love curry, especially from this great little place in Lawrenceville with a beautiful outdoor garden and next-to-nothing corkage fee on wine! Anywho, I was bored. I also figured out how exactly to navigate The Lotus, our Chinese grocery store.We also had a butternut squash that needed to be used this week.

I love buying my ginger from The Lotus because it's less than a dollar per pound! Also, I couldn't pass up the "Chef's Choice" coconut milk. :)


Here is what I used:

1/4 lb. chicken
a "handful" of shrimp
red curry paste
1 small butternut squash
2 "handfuls" of spinach
ginger
1 clove of garlic
1/4 head of cauliflower
red curry paste
1 can of coconut milk
1/2 red pepper
1/2 sweet onion
pinch of sugar

I roasted all of the veggies with a bit of olive oil and some S&P. I love the color of roasted squash. :)

This was my first adventure with red curry paste. I used about 3 tablespoons, it later turned out to be a bit too much, but I loved the color that it turned the coconut milk once I started to wisk.


The thing I noticed most as I was cooking this was how amazing it was smelling and also the fact that curry is never attractive, ever.
I swear to you it was gorgeous! The pot was teeming with rich greens, bright reds, golden yellows. On camera, it looks like a vat of baby food. I thought the spice level was perfect, but I knew it would be too much for Mr. S to handle so I added a bit of plain yogurt to take it down a notch or two.

I decided to not take a photo of it plated because 1. I feel horrible, 2. It probably would have been ugly and 3. Mr. S just threw it into a bowl without the slightest notes of culinary flair.

One of my favorite "secrets" is freezing rice. I hate cooking rice. HATE IT. I just cook it all at once and then freeze it in portion-sized bags.




Why yes! There is indeed a Mr. Coco. He's quite the dandy in his top hat.








A cute little Chinese grandma grabbed my wrist today and put this into my basket. She said "put in your nose. Feel nice." I decided she most nearly meant: "This probably tastes like the worst thing ever, but I'll be damned, it's going to make you feel great!" I listened, and it tastes horrible. But I'll be damned, it's making me feel better. It tastes like echinacea smells. (like dry cat food IMO) I added some fresh ginger and lemon to make it a bit more bearable.