The rules are simple:
Eat only natural food that is produced locally. If not local, then from your district. Eat seasonally. Spices, tea and coffee are the only items that should have a passport...

Easy food takes less than 30 minutes to make but is nutritious as well as delicious. The longer you cook food, and the more you change it, the unhealthier it becomes.
You shouldn't buy processed food and you certainly should make it!


Feel free to use these recipes for yourself, but please don't copy them or add them to another blog, etc. Please don't copy any photos.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Sauteed chicken

Absolutely the easiest way to cook chicken, and one of the most delicious :)

1. Heat a non-stick pan for a few minutes.
2. Put one boneless chicken fillet skin side DOWN, into the center of the pan.
3. Sprinkle over some freshly chopped herbs and black pepper.
4. Cook on medium heat until the skin is golden and crunchy.
5. Turn over and cook the meat side for a few minutes.
6. Take out of the pan and leave it to sit on a warm plate for a few minutes.

NOTES:
1. Please use a non-toxic pan. If you don't have one, don't heat your regular teflon pan to high heat.
2. You MUST put the skin side down first. This way you don't need any oil at all and the skin will be crunchy.
3. You can skip the herbs, or change them for grated lemon rind, etc.
4. & 5. Don't cover the pan or the skin won't be crunchy. That means it is better to choose a flat fillet, not a thick one. Flat fillets will cook quickly and evenly.
6. Resting meat at the end is very important.

In this photo I'm serving the meat with mango chutney. It is breaking three of my rules: imported, unhealthy, and processed :(  But the ingredients are only spices, mango and sugar. Sometimes it is okay to be bad if the main dish is very good!

This chicken is very nice cold or in a lunch box.

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