Saturday, June 29, 2024

Poulet Mafé

I saw this recipe come up and decided to give it a try.  It comes from the Senegal region of West Africa, I learned.  I didn't buy scotch bonnet peppers at the grocery store as they came in a pack of 8 for $5!  I knew I'd only use one so decided to use my scotch bonnet hot sauce instead.  In the video, he uses one whole pepper to simmer in the stew at the end.  I also only had sweetened (Kraft) peanut butter but hopefully could balance that out with extra hot sauce???  I bought a pack of thighs that was well over 2 lbs as well but I used it all anyway.  I marinated my chicken overnight.  In the video he kept the chicken skin on and so did I.  

Friday, June 28, 2024

Pad Kra Pao

I make this on rotation but have never put the recipe up so today was the day.  It really only takes a couple of minutes to put together once you've done the mise en place (15 more minutes?).  It's a ground meat and "Holy Basil" stir fry.  What I used today: