{"id":10745,"date":"2011-02-23T12:12:04","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T17:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/?p=10745"},"modified":"2017-01-20T20:35:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T20:35:25","slug":"easy-family-dinners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/easy-family-dinners\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Family Dinners Are Closer Than Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Easy family dinners can come from your own kitchen but have the flavors of far away.<\/strong> I mean that you don\u2019t need to cook like the greatest Italian Chef to make an Italian inspired meal. You don\u2019t need to study in Thailand to use the characteristic flavors in a simple cooking method.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mbVWlMaxSrE\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Basically, if it\u2019s good to you, it\u2019s good.<\/strong> I\u2019ve had some commenters on the internet tell me that \u201cYou didn\u2019t make the crepes in the authentic way.\u201d Or, \u201creal beef bourguignon isn\u2019t made that way\u201d. What they don\u2019t realize, was I was just trying to make something that appealed to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m trying to inspire the world to do,<\/strong> cook in a way that is pleasing to them. I want to transform people from frustrated recipe followers into home kitchen masters. I want people to cook for their own enjoyment, using the flavors in their head and the ingredients in their cabinets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The biggest detriment to easy family dinners at home is the written recipe.<\/strong> People search for recipes. People swap recipes. Some recipes work, others don\u2019t work. Sometimes it comes out okay, sometimes it doesn\u2019t. If you\u2019re ready to \u201cBurn Your Recipes\u201d (incidentally, the title of my <a href=\"http:\/\/wwww.webcookingclasses.com\/cooking-dvd \">cooking dvd<\/a> series), and cook with fast simple methods but generate great flavor, follow this procedure today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I just made up a recipe using the ingredients in my pantry.<\/strong> I call it \u201cPeanut Coconut Shrimp Thai Fry\u201d because it uses the flavors of Thailand, but comes from my own kitchen and creativity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need:<\/strong><br \/>\nSesame Oil<br \/>\nChicken Breast, sliced<br \/>\nWasabi Powder<br \/>\nRed Pepper Flakes<br \/>\nCarrots, Sliced<br \/>\nBroccoli Florets<br \/>\nCoconut Milk or Soup<br \/>\nPeanut Butter<br \/>\nSoy Sauce<\/p>\n<p><strong>All the <a href=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/fast-dinner-ideas\/dinner-quick \">fast dinner ideas<\/a><\/strong> I\u2019ve given you this week have included a stove-top saut\u00e9 or stir fry. This is the quickest and easiest way to create a one-dish dinner, saving clean-up time as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>After I test that the wok is hot with a few drops of water,<\/strong> the sesame oil is added to the pan as a conductor of the heat and to add the distinct sesame flavor. The sliced chicken breast is stir-fried in the sesame oil until it starts to turn white on the sides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If the chicken sticks to the bottom of the pan,<\/strong> it\u2019s no problem because that \u201cfond\u201d will become part of our pan sauce when we use a liquid to deglaze the pan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So far, this easy family dinner could have any international flavor that we\u2019d like.<\/strong> But, to give it a truly distinctive Pacific Island flavor, I\u2019ll add dried Wasabi powder and red pepper flakes to combine those flavors with the chicken and sesame. I\u2019ll add sliced carrots and broccoli florets to the stir fry, but you can choose the vegetables you like best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From deep in my pantry, I\u2019ve found a can of Thai Coconut Soup.<\/strong> It\u2019s been in my closet for quite a while, but now becomes the liquid for my saut\u00e9. It deglazes the pan by dropping the temperature quickly and dramatically, releasing the fond from the bottom of the pan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The coconut flavor isn\u2019t the only pantry item into this improvised easy family dinner.<\/strong> A scoop of peanut butter and some soy sauce are always in my cabinet, and they make a perfect compliment to wasabi, pepper, coconut pan sauce I\u2019ve got going.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most simple part of this procedure is also the most intelligent.<\/strong> By placing the lid on the pan we change from a direct heat method of cooking to an indirect method. With the lid off, all the heat comes from the bottom of the pan. It\u2019s dry heat that allows moisture to evaporate. Placing the lid traps all the moisture and cooks in an indirect fashion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s a simple matter to check the pieces of chicken with a thermometer,<\/strong> or taste for doneness. But when you place this easy family dinner onto their plates, you won\u2019t believe how quick this process was. Whether you go all the way to Thailand, or choose Italy or China for your inspiration, at least it came from your own kitchen and your personal creativity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy family dinners can come from your own kitchen but have the flavors of far away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":23823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[31,35],"tags":[163],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10745"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10745"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=10745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}