earth food
grown from the page at earthside.org/Food & in support of the forth-coming cookbook of the same name by June Perg Floyd
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
starting over again
Ramen noodles in the microwave - a different microwave now, and the hotpot got left at the lab.
Get some thinly sliced (shaved) chicken breast from the deli (the "buffalo chicken breast" is good). Put a good hand full of the chicken in the bowl. Drizzle some walnut oil over it, then add some of the powdered ginger, garlic powder, and chili sauce. Note that this chili sauce is different; it has a picture of a duck in flight instead of a chicken on the bottle, and it seems slightly sweeter. We will keep the bottle and compare the ingredients.
Put some water in a cup (we're using a styrofoam coffee cup from the Citgo store). Put the cup of water in the microwave for about 3 minutes (this is a slow microwave) to get it hot. While the water is heating get a package of Top ramen noodles and - before opening it - lay it on the counter and hit it a few times to crush the noodle (not too hard, or the cello wrap will pop open, and the noodles will go everywhere except into the bowl). Empty the crushed noodle into the bowl on top of the chicken and spices. Discard the soup mix packet and the cello wrap.
When the microwave dings (or beeps, as the case may be), pour the water over into the bowl over the noodles and chicken. You probably won't want all the water unless you want this to be a soup - we use about about 6 ounces - the noodle will soak this up, for the most part, leaving a little broth.
Stir.
You could cover the bowl and let the noodle soak up the water, but it's cold enough in here that we wanted to continue to apply heat, so: put the bowl back in the microwave and set it for another 3 minutes (2 might be enough). Wait [impatiently] for the m/w to ding again.
Be careful when you get this out of the microwave - it will be hot enough to burn you. Set it aside to let it cool before trying to eat it.
Labels: chicken, chili sauce, garlic powder, ginger, microwave, noodles, ramen, water
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
food delivered
Ordered from Lee's Egg Roll House: chicken & mushrooms, spicy with garlic; an extra pint of white rice (the chicken came with a half pint of rice); and spicy noodles.
This order cost something like $12 and change (tip to delivery guy not included). There was enough food there for two meals. They sent 2 Styrofoam plates, about 6 plastic forks, two plastic spoons, 2 plastic packets of Panda soy sauce, two plastic packets of Panda hot mustard, and one fortune cookie.
The "spicy noodle" was $2.99 and was what appeared to be ramen noodle soup. Not bad, but something we could probably make in the microwave for - say $1 if we got the high end ramens... The mushrooms were nothing special, and in fact seemed a little tough, but the spiciness was right, and the chicken was good, although it was breaded.
There is no tofu or bean curd on the menu. When I called I asked them about it, and they just said "no", they didn't have it. There is some sushi on the menu - which appears to be the only thin Lee's has that's not pretty ordinary. I think I may try some california roll, next time.
Also, note that the chicken and mushrooms that I ordered was not on the menu - this didn't seem to bother them, which was gratifying.
Overall, the meal was satisfying, but nothing special - the main feature was the fact that it was delivered and we didn't have to cook it. A bit pricey for what it was, too, but I would guess that most people around here who are ordering from Lee's are not looking for a particularly special oriental dining experience, they probably just want some Chinese-type food delivered for convenience sake, which purpose I'm sure is served adequately. Not exactly Schezuan Bean Curd with Fried Dumplings that will have you ordering from them twice a day - but then, we've only ran across a couple of those, and they were in a much denser metro area (Germantown, MD). There is a really good place in Iowa City that we have been to in the past, but it's too far for delivery, and the car is in the shop, so zipping down there for takeout was not an option this time...
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