Generally speaking, I love that I am creative in the kitchen, but it does have its downside. It's really hard for me to recreate something once I have made it. Two occasions come to mind as I type this.
The first, I was in my late teens and made an Italian inspired soup that was a bit of heaven in a bowl. Ah... *drools* Okay, back to the story. For the life of me, I could NOT remember everything that I put in it and I tried many times to concoct the same magic and it just wasn't to be.
The second instance, I'd already moved out of home and was living in Sydney. I held a dinner party for my family who were visiting and I made about 8 different dishes. One in particular was a pumpkin mash which again, was divine and which again, I could NOT remember exactly what was inside or recreate again. Terribly sad.
So tonight, as soon as I started this dish, I knew it was going to be worth remembering. It looks pretty basic in the above photo, but my word, it is DELICIOUS. In advance, sorry, I don't use measuring spoons or cups. Also, I made this for three meals so that I don't have to cook tomorrow :)
Ingredients:
- honey
- chicken
- course black pepper
- garlic
- dried thyme
- broad beans
- broccoli
- yellow capsicum
- olive oil
I served this on a bed of rice. If you want to do the same, start cooking the rice before you cook the dish.
Method:
1. In a fry pan, pour a dash of olive oil and slightly heat the pan. Add diced raw chicken, thyme, pepper (salt would be nice to add here but I didn't have any with me) and about 2 generous tablespoons of honey. Stir fry these until the chicken is lovely and brown
2. Add in the broccoli which is cut fairly small. I used almost a whole head. Stir fry until broccoli begins to soften. I added an extra little dash of olive oil too.
3. Add broad beans, capsicum and minced garlic. I used a whole capsicum, 3 large-ish cloves of garlic and maybe 20 broad beans cut in half. Stir fry all together. I added another spoon of honey here.
4. When all is cooked well, serve on rice! Delicious!
