2009-04-07 Tuesday - re-engineered apricot chicken with vegetables and spanish rice and corn tortillas and guacamole

re-engineered apricot chicken with vegetables

• ingredients: carrots, brussels sprouts, red onion, garlic, corn, chicken
  
• cook in olive oil with lots of black pepper
  
• 2 big carrots, grated
• ~8 brussels sprouts, sliced thin
• 1/4 onion, sliced thin
• ~8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• add: 2 corn cobs, kernels cut off with knife
• add: apricot chicken, chopped
  

spanish rice

• ingredients: rice, onion, garlic, ancho powder, tomato paste, broth, (optional) tomato,
• recipe: http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000040spanish_rice.php
• cook in olive oil: 1 cup jasmine rice
• add:
• 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
• ~6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 tsp ancho powder
• 1/2 tomato, chopped
• 1/2 tbsp tomato paste (from freezer)
  
• put into rice cooker
• add 1-3/4 cup vegetable broth
  

corn tortillas

• ingredients: masa harina
  
• 1 cup Maseca
• ~1 cup warm water
• 1/8 tsp salt
  
• made 8
  

guacamole

• ingredients: avocado, red onion, ancho powder
  
• 2 tbsp red onion, finely diced
• 1 avocado
• ~1/8-1/4 tsp ancho powder