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 Quick Omlette
Saute a bit of ham with some onions for filling.
Beat a couple of eggs, add some salt, pepper, and a bit of cilantro.
Pour the egg mixture into the frying pan.
Place a slice of american cheese and add the filling.
Slide what's in the pan into a plate and fold the egg over to cover the filling. Put a bit of ketchup or tobasco if you like. That's it. A quick fattening breakfast. |
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 Whoa...Mean Da Chicken!
$4.25 for half a chicken and a whole lot of memories. I remember small kid time. You remember "huli huli chicken". Everybody had to sell it at least once back in the day. I think it costed $1.50 for a 2" x 3 1/2" ticket that you would redeem months later for a half of a "huli huli chicken". Trip to the neighbor island, money to pay for your team or club, whatever. Back then we had to pick up our own chicken. If you forgot, tough luck! Anyway, I remember mom or dad bringing home the chicken in an oily plastic bag tied at the top and placed into a paper bag. That was our plate. Our table mat was a larger paper bag or two from Foodland. Bust open the bag and dig in! No forks, just fingers. And if you were lucky, had leftover lunch from last night's dinner to help sop up the oils. Yummy! I don't find that taste in chicken from Koala Moa or Sams Club or Costco. That taste comes from people that cook chicken like the olden days. Split in half and seasoned with only salt and pepper. Cooked over kiawe charcoal and burn the skin little bit please.
I think Mean Da Chicken uses a store bought product but I forgot the name of it. That's alright because I rather go there and just buy it from them. They are often found in the Safeway Manoa parking lot on the weekends. Not every weekend, but a couple of weekends. I'll find out for sure and post it. So if you ever want to eat good and tasty huli huli style chicken, you cannot beat "Mean Da Chicken". Take it home, bust open the paper bags and bring out the rice. No forks, just fingers. Ono! |
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Habanada's Cheap and EZ Eats: Fourth Course - Zucchini Fries
Ingredients 1 large zucchini 1/2 cup panko 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, shredded (not grated) 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 egg, beaten
Instructions 1. Slice zucchini into pieces that are about 3 inches long and 1/2 inch wide.
2. On a plate or in a shallow bowl, mix panko, parmesan cheese, and kosher salt.
3. In a separate bowl, beat an egg.
4. Roll sliced zucchini in egg. Dredge in dry mixture, pressing down, as necessary. Carefully lay coated zucchini on a cookie sheet or plate until all zucchini is coated.
5. Heat oil to medium-high heat. Fry zucchini, being careful not to overload the pan. When one side of the zucchini fries are golden brown, turn and continue cooking. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels.
6. Serve as a snack or with your favorite pasta dish. [Depicted is a pasta dish using a sauce that came from a can, with sliced fresh mushrooms added.]
Notes: Adjust your heat higher or lower, depending on how your zucchini fries are cooking. Be patient and resist the urge to overload the pan or your zucchini fries will be soggy. |
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WorkTime Cheesy English Muffins
Ingredients 1 English muffin butter or butterlike spread (optional) cheese slices Instructions 1. Break English muffin in half. Place into nasty office toaster and toast for a bit. Butter each half.
2. Lay some cheese onto each English muffin. [You can probably bum some cheese off of a co-worker who buys them from Costco or Sam’s Club.]
3. Place into nasty office toaster oven. Broil until cheese is melted and gooey.
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A Simple Grilled Cheese
All it takes is: 2 slice of whole wheat bread. 2 slices of American cheese. some butter for the pan. Place the 2 slices of cheese on a slice of bread. Overlap them so both will cover the surface area of the bread.
Next heat a pan up and grease pan with butter. Turn the flame down so that the heat doesn't burn the butter. Place the sandwich in the pan. When the sandwich begins to brown press down on it with a spatula. Flip the sandwich over and grill the other side.
When sandwich begins to brown, press down it with a spatula again.
When both sides have been grilled, remove from pan, cut in half, and serve.
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Habanada's Cheap and EZ Eats: Third Course - Hot Dogs & Zucchini
Hotdogs and Zucchini Ingredients 1 package of hotdogs 1 large zucchini your favorite bottled sauce (or make your own!) kosher salt pepper
Instructions 1. Slice up hotdogs and zucchini at an angle.
2. Heat up a frying pan. When hot, add a touch of oil. Sauté the hotdogs until they have some nice coloring on them. Remove from pan to make room for the zucchini.
3. In the same pan, heat up a little more oil. Add the zucchini, spreading it out evenly in pan. Sprinkle with pepper and a couple of pinches of salt.
4. When the zucchini is almost done to your liking, add the hotdogs back to the pan. Add a splash of your favorite sauce (about 1/4 cup or so to start with). You may have to lower the heat at this time, or temporarily remove your pan to a cold burner. [See notes below.] Stir well. Taste it. If you feel the taste of the sauce is too concentrated, add a touch of water to the pan and let it cook down a bit.
5. Remove hotdogs and zucchini from pan to serving dish. Notes: You can keep your pan on high or medium-high heat if you will be actively stir-frying from start to finish. If you are prepping other things and cannot be as attentive, lower your pan to medium, stirring occasionally. When stir frying over higher heats, it is helpful to use two wooden paddles (one in each hand) to keep the food moving. Keep in mind that if your sauce contains a high sugar content, it can burn easily on high heat. You may want to remove your pan from the heat as you add the sauce. If the sauce seems to be scorching too quickly, add a little water to your pan to cool things down and dilute the sauce. |
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Steamed Miso Ginger Onion Fish
Steamed fish is easy to make and doesn't require much work or preparation. Simply get some oily white fish that's steamable. What you don't want to get is a fish that'll dry out when it's over cooked or should be eaten a bit undercooked like salmon.
Mix in some miso, which adds a bit of miso taste and a bit body to the resulting sauce.
Add some shitake mushrooms, green onions, ginger, a bit of garlic, a tsp or so of soy sauce, and a tsp of cooking oil.
Put the entire bowl into a steamer.
Steam until the resulting sauce are about the height of the topping.
Scoop the fish out along with the sauce and pour it over a bowl of steamed rice. A simple and quick meal. |
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Habanada's Cheap and EZ Eats: Second Course - Corned Beef and Onions
Corned Beef and Onions Ingredients 1 can corned beef 1 medium or large round onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, chopped pepper 1/8 cup shoyu 1/8 cup sugar (or less if using a sweet onion such as Maui onion) a touch of water
Instructions 1. Add a little oil to a heated pan. On medium-high heat, sauté the corned beef, breaking up the bigger pieces and melting down the solidified fat. Remove from pan.
2. In the same pan, heat up a little more oil. Add the sliced onions; sprinkle with pepper. Sauté. [If you like a little more scorchiness to your onions, sauté on high heat, but stir constantly to avoid burning.]
3. When the onions are somewhat golden and turning translucent, add the chopped garlic. Sauté.
4. When the onions are crisp or tender to your liking, add the shoyu, sugar, and water mixture. Stir well. 5. Add the corned beef back to the pan and mix well. 6. Serve over hot rice.
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