Heavy batch-prep month: chicken and pork patties, back bacon, and pickled carrots and cucumber all made ahead; a new pan-in-pan method confirmed as the fastest way to cool stock; plus a teriyaki chicken recipe and a Korean meatballs idea saved for later.
Thursday, June 26th
Food thinking
Tuesday, June 10th
Spring!
Week plan
- Summer salads (Tuesday)
- roasted chicken (from last week, defrosted, diced)
- roasted veg
- quinoa
- Hummus (Wednesday)
- Beef mince → freezer (× 8)
- Soup stock (× 4)
- note new method of cooling, pan-in-pan is far better than anything else tested
- Teriyaki chicken:
- (reddit suggestion)
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar
- 6 garlic cloves, crushed in a press
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cinnamon stick, 7.5 cm (3 inches)
- 1 tablespoon pineapple juice
- 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- (reddit suggestion)
Sunday, June 1st
Week plan
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Muesli / oats | Egg muffin | Egg muffin | Muesli / oats | Muesli / oats | TBD | TBD |
| Lunch | Pho Ga | Chicken B | Noodles | TBD | TBD | ||
| Dinner | Rice bowls / pork | Rice bowls / pork | Rice bowls / chicken | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Monday
-
Make chicken patties (1)→ Chicken patties -
Make pork patties (1) -
Prep pork tenderloin (dry rub, extra sugar?) -
Prep back bacon (slices) -
Make few days worth of pickled carrots, and cucumber (1)
Friday
- Make pickled onions (for fridge)
- Prep corn
- Prep freezer beef
Goals
- clean up frozo meats + bits
- clean up condiments
- veg++