Gardening is in full swing now that temperatures are more spring like! Quick and easy meals are on order:
Meat cut from chicken thighs stir-fried with Toban sauce and assortment of veg from the crisper and cans.
Sous vide pork loin roast. Meat juice in the bag made great gravy with liberal grinds of peppercorns! Leftover pork was great for salad at lunch.
Thai Coconut Curry Lamb in the Ninja Foodie, with re-heated Naan from the freezer
No built-in oven replacement until end of June. Rhubarb was so fresh and abundant right now, so I caved and bought a Ninja Air Fry Oven! It flips up against the backsplash when not in use, to clear work space, but I have an under-the-counter light fixture, so I have to be very careful with flipping it up. Maybe once I finish playing with this new item!
The initiation was warming up the naan bread. It worked!
My main push to make this purchase was for rhubarb pie! The Air Bake worked!
I also ordered a cookbook for this unit. No pictures, which I miss, but loads of recipes. Last night, I tried Chicken Thighs with Radish Slaw. Turned out great and did not heat up the kitchen!
I didn't have green cabbage but I had Napa and red radishes. Seasoned with Kosher salt, pepper, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. The slaw was laid onto the pan after the chicken finished cooking, stirred up in the chicken juices, and roasted with the chicken on top. The chicken was seasoned with Smoked Paprika, oregano, garlic granules, and the skin was crispy and delicious! I thought the cooked slaw was strange but it turned out great - just a bit of tang.
So far, I am happy with the new purchase. Hubby said I can cancel the built-in oven now. 🤪
