californian chicken
First I'll be doing Dave's Californian Chicken Surprise.
You'll be
needing, a tiny little
cooker thing, lighter, a pan, a spatula, chopping board, sharp knife,
tin opener, plates, knives & forks. Ingredients - chicken fillets,
onion, garlic, squirty oil,
chicken or vegetable stock cube, water, a
small tin of sweetcorn & a small tin of peaches.
Salt & pepper
to taste & some nice crusty cobs to serve it with.
Park
motorcycle, Erect tent, Light
little stove thing, squirt some oil into the pan,
slice the chicken
fillets into thin strips while you're waiting for the oil to heat up.
Put the strips of chicken into the hot oil & start to slice the
onion immediately.
Turn the chicken with the spatula in one hand while
you're slicing onion with the other hand.
The chicken should be well on
its way to brown by the time you've done with the onion.
Add the onion
to the pan; lift the chicken onto the top of the onion,
which should
start to sizzle quite ferociously as soon as it gets in there.
Keep the
heat down by keeping the onion moving around until it starts to become
a bit clear.
Add the water, just a bit at first. This should take some
of the heat out of the pan,
continue to add the water while
simultaneously crumbling the stock cube into the pan & stirring the
whole lot.
Bring to a boil & try to simmer.
With the equipment
you're using, you'll have to do this by continual stirring & keep
lifting the pan off the flames.
You should now have time to uncork the
wine & just take a sip
from a particularly small glass to ensure that it's OK before the
guests arrive.
After about 10 - 15 minutes at a fast simmer,
you can add the drained sweetcorn.
The easiest & least messy way to
do this is to stand up,
take a few paces away from where you're cooking
& from where you'll be eating.
Use the tin opener to make a few
small holes in the bottom of the tin, before removing the top of the
tin.
The majority of the salty water will be down the front of your
trousers before you realise it if the wines any good.
Back to the pan,
add the sweetcorn & remove the lid from the peaches.
Use a fork to
add just the fruit to the pan, leaving the juice in the can.
You may
want to add a bit but have a look at it first.
Give it about 5 minutes
to warm through & serve immediately with crusty bread.