You have to be a spinach lover to like this recipe. My dad, for one, said this was "my best dish." I grew up with him recanting synopses of his favorite childhood television show, Popeye. Popeye would rip open a can of spinach for his fuel, and suddenly his muscles would grow to the size of mine! (Jk) I think Popeye was his inspiration for loving spinach.

Look at those forearms! Dayum!
This is a shout out to the two lovely ladies at
ShowMeTheCurry.com! YEAH FOOD! This recipe is yours!
Ingredients:1 package frozen spinach
chicken breasts/tenderloins/whatever's kickin it in the fridge, sliced into bite-sized pieces
oil
2 bay leaves
3 green cardamom
1" cinnamon stick
4 cloves
1 onion, finely chopped
~1 Tbs. grated ginger
~1 Tbs. minced garlic
1 can diced tomatoes (24 oz? maybe, I don't remember)
salt – to taste
1/2 tsp. red chili powder
1 tsp. garam masala
1 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
1 tsp. curry powder
Directions:1. Heat oil in a wok.
2. Add bay leaves, cloves, green cardamom, and cinnamon stick.

3. When the cinnamon stick has "opened", add the onions to the wok. Cover the wok and let the onions cook for ~5 minutes until they have somewhat reduced.

4. Remove the lid, then add the minced garlic and ginger. Stir fry.

5. Add diced tomatoes. Cover the wok and let sit until tomatoes have reduced and are bubbling. You should see that the oil is separating from the tomatoes. This is how you know you are extracting the most flavor from the tomatoes.

6. Add chicken and spices. Stir fry a bit so that the spices have reached most of the sauce.

7. Cover the wok again, and let the chicken cook in the tomatoes. Let sit for 5 min., until you see more reduction (too much organic chem terminology for me today, just took a test this morning jeeeeez!)

8. Add frozen spinach. It's probably a better idea to put your fork through it a couple of times so it breaks up before it reaches the wok, but doing it this lazy way certainly did the job.

9. Use a spatula or large fork to break up the spinach. It gets easier as it melts. Once the spinach has been completely broken up and immersed with the sauce, cover your wok again and let cook for another 5 or so minutes.

10. Food has reduced. Look at that color! Can you just IMAGINE the flavor? Oh, and it's so healthy.
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