Gravy Chicken Stew

This is a recipe I just came up with today. It's actually based on my "Herb Roast Chicken with Gravy" recipe. I wanted to have that certain taste without having to roast the chicken. So I thought about just stewing it with the same ingredients and this is what I came up with.

1 kilo chicken legs and thighs
2 large potatoes, cubed
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 beef bouillon cube
2 pandan leaves, folded and tied
4-5 cups water
2 tablespoons flour dissolved in 1/2 cup water
pinch white pepper
pinch black pepper
1tsp salt
2 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
1-1/2 tablespoon butter
half a bulb of minced garlic
1 large onion, chopped

Sautee garlic and onion in oil, then add the chicken, water, potatoes, bouillon cubes, pandan leaves, black and white pepper, salt, rosemary, thyme and butter.

Bring to a boil. Boil uncovered for 30 minutes and then add the flour/water mixture. Continue boiling for the next 45 minutes uncovered. I know that's a long time, but as with my other recipes, I like to boil chicken a long time. The meat is close to falling off the bone, but that's the way I like it.

You might also end up with a lot of sauce, but that's also the way I like it. You can reduce the initial amount of water if you like, and just add more if the sauce reduces too much.

KFC's Zinger Sandwich

I don't remember now when KFC first introduced their Zinger sandwich, but I do remember trying it the first time it came out. Before that it was their "Colonel Burger" that I was buying and it didn't seem sufficient specially if I'm hungry.

I even remember why it was called "Zinger" because it was supposed to be really hot and spicy. When it first came out, it definitely was! It was so spicy that my mouth was burning when I ate it. But since I love spicy food, I loved it. It was on the upper edge of my tolerance level so it was manageable.

Since  moving back to San Pablo City from Manila, I never had the opportunity to eat it again for many years. Only when a branch opened in SM San Pablo did I get to try this sandwich again.

Wow. Something must have happened in the many years since I first tasted this because it's not as spicy as I remember it. In fact, it's hardly spicy at all. But in the few times I tried it recently, it was always hot and newly cooked. It's just not as spicy as I remember it.  I guess that in order for more people to appreciate it, they lowered the amount of spice they put in it.

I still like it, although I do miss the old spicy version.

Updates

Hey guys.... I haven't posted here for a while. Well, basically because I haven't really been cooking anything special, and we really haven't been going out to eat as much. By the end of the week I'll have a small party here in the house where I'll be cooking a ton of stuff. I'm sure there will be lots of updates then.