Food in time of Corona (Part 1)

When you have a lot of spare time on your hands, sitting at home in isolation and waiting for this virus to pass you by, you turn to your hobbies.

Here are some practical and easy tips on how to spice up your day with cooking and use what you have in the freezer.

1. Frozen turkey or chicken nuggets in tortillas

I discovered recently a pack of premade tortillas in my freezer (yes you can freeze them). If you don't have any, they are easy to make with some flour and water.

All premade foods I like to finish in the oven because they are already infused with oil and frying them would, for me, be overdoing it a bit.

So I baked nuggets for 15 minutes, and when they were nearly done, I put in the tortillas just to warm them.

The rest is just arrangement. You place the tortillas and put all the toppings or salads that you have and like. In the pictures you have sour cream, some grated cheese, sweet and sour sauce, baby beats leaves and grated root, cabbage and of course nuggets.

Just roll them up and you are good to go, one or two per person depending on whether it's a snack or a complete meal.

 

2. All things fried

If you like fast food and you are not in position to order any, here is a tip on how to make it easily at home.

You need a deep pot so that when the oil starts sprinkling you don't have a mess on the stove.

In that pot you need to heat a good two fingers deep oil and then just start frying.

Here are some tips that will make it easier:

Practical tip no 1

        what ever the size of potatoes boil them for 5 to 10 minutes prior to frying, longer if they are bigger.

Practical tip no 2 

        while your potatoes are boiling prepare other things for frying.

Practical tip no 3

        fry things in order that will dirty the oil the list (potatoes, chicken, cheese, fritters).

Practical tip no 4 

        for chicken the order of dipping is this - flour, egg, bread crumbs

        for cheese the order of dipping is this - flour, egg, bread crumbs, egg, bread crumbs

        use tall narrow glasses for all three dipping ingredients and one chopstick or skewer whit which you will dip cubes of cheese and meat

Practical tip no 5 

        whit all the leftover egg, flour and bread crumbs you can make fritters. Just mix them all together and add some water. With two spoons put small batches of dough into oil.

Practical tip no 6 

        for dipping you can use what ever sauces you have in your fridge