Leftovers #69 ~ Korean Keema Fried Rice

 

It's a rarity we have leftover Korean Keema when having it for dinner. I could have possibly made more this time as I know how enjoyable this meal is. Rather than just eat the leftovers as is, which would have been perfectly fine, I decided to make a Korean Keema egg fried rice. I didn't use any additional sauce just a bit of oil. I heated a tablespoon of oil in a frypan over medium high heat, added the leftover keema meat and gently fried until heated through. I made a well in the centre of the frypan, pushing the meat to the sides of the frypan then adding two large eggs and lightly scrambling them before incorporating them into the meat mixture. I then added the leftover rice, breaking it up and stirring to mix everything together. The spicy sauce from the seasoned meat seemed to coat everything nicely so no additional sauce was needed and when serving add some freshly grated carrots and radishes or tangy pickled vegetables. Although keema is exceptionally tasty as is, this was an enjoyable leftover variation that was greatly appreciated and may be repeated. 

Leftovers #67 ~ Coronation Chicken

 

Leftover roasted chicken whether you prepare it yourself or bought it already roasted from the store can easily be turned into coronation chicken or chicken salad. Served cold over buttery toast, rolled into a wrap, stuffed into a bun or dolloped on some dark leafy greens. It's a refreshing and tasty meal to savour in the hot summer heat. 

Just chop up the leftover chicken and dice 2 celery stalks and place in a bowl. Chop 8 dried apricots into bite sized pieces and add it to the chicken and celery, then add 3 tablespoons of golden raisins and stir together. Add 3 tablespoons mayonnaise and about 3 tablespoons sour cream. Add 2 tablespoons curry powder, 1 to 2 tablespoon chutney, 2 tablespoons apricot jam and salt and pepper. Mix everything together. If you find the Coronation Chicken a bit dry add more mayo or sour cream until your preferred consistency is reached. Of course the amounts I've stated above may be adjusted according to how much leftover chicken you have.

To make a chicken salad just omit the curry powder, chutney and jam and instead add a bit of paprika, a bit of mustard, diced apples, chopped walnuts and some mixed herbs and seasonings.

Leftovers #56 ~ Lentil Dal and Halloumi Wrap

 

Made another lentil dal and had leftovers this time. Found herbed halloumi cheese and lettuce in the refrigerator, saw the spinach wraps on the counter and decided that was it! It was enough to create a quick bite sized lunch. I quickly fried the halloumi cheese, warmed up the lentil dal and washed the lettuce Layered it all into a spinach wrap with some lovely apple chutney on top before folding. Delicious and spot on!  

After a few days of extremely hot temperatures, rain and thunderstorms are the way. Have a lovely weekend everyone! - JD 

Leftovers #52 ~ Chicken Taco Pasta Bake

Leftover chicken taco meat and odds and ends of dried pasta in a cupboard work well together to create this hearty meal. Cook pasta, according to package directions and drain. Stir the leftover taco meat in with the cooked pasta, you may add a bit of tomato sauce to make it more saucy, if you wish. Place in an oven proof baking dish. Top with Tex-Mex cheese and place slices of mini sweet red peppers on top. Bake in a preheated 350ºF oven until nice and bubbly and cheese is melted. Scrumptious!

Hope everyone is staying cool! - JD    

Leftovers # 51 ~ Chicken Pineapple Coconut Curry Wrap

Wraps whether for lunch or dinner are a fantastic way to pull together and use up leftovers and also an easy way to fill the hungry void. In this case last nights curry became today's lunch. With just a few one hand ingredients like baby spinach leaves and dried coconut I was able to create a tasty meal in minutes. Just fill a wrap with leftover rice, sprinkle some dried coconut flakes, place baby spinach leaves on top of the rice and coconut then spoon the preheated chicken pineapple curry over top and roll, as you please. Simply delicious!   

I am experiencing some computer issues which explains the late post therefore I will be spending the next few days sorting the issues out. So I will wish everyone a lovely weekend and to stay safe, now. - JD