Happy Monday y’all! I wanted to share a quick round of weeknight dinner ideas before cooking tonight. Most of the recipes can be made in under 30 minutes, and it looks like the chicken will be easy to re-purpose for lunches later in the week.
The key for making a few of the other recipes below in less than an hour is to prepare portions of them in advance. For example, roast the spices for the chicken ahead of time and make the brine for the pork over the weekend. The fennel, broccoli and sweet onions can also get chopped on Sunday for use early in the week.
Ok, time to start the Shrimp à l’Américaine! As always, please let me know if you enjoyed any of the recipes featured below, and share my blog with your friends!
RECIPES
Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks with Cilantro-Shallot Relish, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, December 2013, page 152
Coriander-Crusted Steak with Miso Butter Sauce, Source: Bon Appétit Magazine, December 2010, page 55
Benno and Leo's Brined Pork Chops with Fennel, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, December 2014, page 179
Roast Hen with Yassa Marinade, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, December 2016, page 151
Coriander-Roasted Broccoli, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, December 2016, page 83
Shrimp à l’Américaine, Source: Food and Wine Magazine, December 2016, page 84
GROCERY LIST
Produce
1 lemon
3 medium fennel bulbs
2 heads of broccoli
1 fresh Thai bird chile
1 bunch scallions
1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch mint
1 bunch thyme
Fresh ginger root
5 shallots
2 sweet onions
1 medium onion
1 head garlic
Fresh lemon juice
Dairy and Frozen
Unsalted butter
Fat-free Greek-style yogurt
Meat and Seafood
12 chicken drumsticks
12-ounce top sirloin steak
6 1-pound pork rib chops
4 1.25-1.5-pound Cornish game hens
2 pounds large shrimp
Interior Aisles
Olive oil
Canola oil
Sesame oil
Distilled white vinegar
Unseasoned rice vinegar
Dry white wine
Soy sauce
Kosher salt
Ground pepper
Crushed red pepper
Sweet paprika
Garam masala
Ground cumin
Whole cumin seeds
Ground coriander
Whole coriander seeds
Whole black peppercorns
Bay leaves
Ground tumeric
Light brown sugar
All-purpose flour
15-ounce can diced tomatoes
Tomato paste
Dijon mustard
Sake
Cognac
Hard to Find Ingredients
Red miso
Tamari