Cooking needn't always involve scores of fancy ingredients to be delicious. Here is a simple chicken drumstick supper, served on a bed of sauted vegetables. The chicken was pan seared in a bit of canola oil and butter (just a dab!). The seasoning is a standard chicken mix that you can purchase in large plastic containers at any supermarket. When the chicken was browned, I added a tiny amount of water for it to simmer in. Cooking wine is another option for simmering, but water works just as well. I am trying to limit the amount of cooking wine I consume right now, though I am certain the alcohol burns off when it cooks. Still, one cannot help but worry a bit. For anyone who knows me, you know why. The vegetables were sauted in a dab of butter, with a pinch of salt. That's it! For vegetables you really can use anything that is lingering in your refrigerator. I used shiitake mushrooms, green bell peppers, garlic, onion, carrot and a little hakusai cabbage (suey choy). This meal was served with rice, miso soup and a small fresh salad (small because there are a lot of vegetables in the meal already).
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