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In reply to the discussion: Post a favorite easy recipe. [View all]betsuni
(25,447 posts)These I plan to make soon:
http://thegarden.typepad.com/a_bite_to_eat/laurie_colwin/
http://food52.com/recipes/13722_marcella-hazan-s-tomato-sauce-with-onions-butter
The husband was sad this weekend, worried about work. This morning I thought about what would cheer him up tonight and it came to me. A big steaming hot pot full of vegetables! The only slightly hard thing is the stock. I'm making one with chicken, celery leaves, parsley, carrots, green things (cleaning the fridge) and sake, a little soy sauce, but instant is fine. Once you have the stock it's just a matter of throwing things in and cooking it for a while. I have:
spinach
turnips
daikon radish (must be boiled first)
cabbage
negi onions
spring onions
leftover roasted mushrooms
carrots
lotus root
leftover squid and fish sashimi
tofu
more chicken
Really anything can be thrown in. Seafood, meat, potstickers, sausages, boiled eggs, or it can be mostly vegetables. I put the longest-cooking things in first and the other others last and turn off the heat until time to eat, serve it by the bowlful heated up rather than the way it's described in the following recipe. It lasts for days and tastes better.
http://www.justonecookbook.com/chanko-nabe-sumo-stew/