Uninspired but with recipes
420ml hello kitty box
Top: coconut chicken and shrimp, sesame spinach, steamed broccoli/carrot/daikon, pickled scallion, pickled pink ginger
Bottom: coconut fried rice + quail egg
Not very healthy... but hey, win some lose some.
Easy Coconut fried rice
Cold rice (I used leftover kalijira, but any rice will do)
coconut milk
sesame oil
soy sauce
green onion (i used a packet of pre-cut and freeze dried onion)
Heat up a little sesame oil. Toss in the rice. Stir vigorously. Add green onion and stir for a minute or so. Add some coconut milk, more or less depending on how coconutty you want it. Cook, stirring, till the liquid is evaporated. Dot the pan with soy sauce, just a little. One last stir and its done!
my verdict: I liked it. Would have enjoyed it a lot more though if I hadnt had fried meat in my lunch. The oilyness of both dishes clashed in my stomach. T_T
Coconut chicken/shrimp
I had this epiphany some weeks ago... I like coconut. I like ebi-fry. Why not combine them? Im sure someone has done this before, but I sure felt clever when I thought of it.
chicken (cut small) and/or shrimp (peeled and deveined)
coconut (I used dried, flaked, unsweetened)
egg, beaten
2 parts flour mixed with 1 part potato starch (potato starch can be ommited if not available)
In one bowl dump a large quantity of coconut. In another bowl combine the flour/starch. In a third bowl whisk an egg. Roll the meat in the flour, dip in egg and press firmly in coconut. Dip in egg again and roll in coconut one more time.
From there freeze, deep fry or bake.
In retrospect, I would suggest using small/no bigger than medium shrimp. I used some really big freshwater shrimp and its really hard to get them to cook all the way through because they are so big. Or you could cut the shrimp in half longways.
Crossposted from my journal to BentoLunches